Chinaman Beach
Coastal areas · Australia
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Chinaman Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Tasman Sea — it catches NW–E swell, and offshore S–SW winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~12.8°C (55°F) on average
Jan
18.5°C
65.3°F · 16.8–21.5°C
Feb
19.1°C
66.4°F · 18.1–20.7°C
Mar
18.7°C
65.7°F · 17.3–20.7°C
Apr
17.3°C
63.1°F · 16.1–18.3°C
May
15.9°C
60.6°F · 14.6–17.3°C
Jun
14.5°C
58.1°F · 13.5–15.6°C
Jul
13.2°C
55.8°F · 12.2–13.9°C
Aug
12.6°C
54.7°F · 12–13.3°C
Sep
12.8°C
55°F · 11.7–14°C
Oct
14°C
57.2°F · 12.9–15.4°C
Nov
15.6°C
60.1°F · 13.8–18°C
Dec
17.1°C
62.8°F · 15.5–18.9°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NW–E
Best wind
S–SW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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