Chinamens Beach
New South Wales · Australia
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An open E-facing sand beach on the Coral Sea near New South Wales, Chinamens Beach works on NE–S groundswell; W–NW winds offshore, with conditions most reliable 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: ~21.1°C (70°F) on average
Jan
25.5°C
77.9°F · 23.7–27.4°C
Feb
26.2°C
79.2°F · 24.6–27.2°C
Mar
26.2°C
79.2°F · 24.7–27.3°C
Apr
25.3°C
77.5°F · 24.1–26.7°C
May
23.5°C
74.3°F · 22.1–25.1°C
Jun
21.9°C
71.4°F · 20.3–23.4°C
Jul
20.9°C
69.6°F · 19–22.2°C
Aug
20.6°C
69.1°F · 19.4–22°C
Sep
21.1°C
70°F · 20–22.3°C
Oct
22°C
71.6°F · 20.3–23.5°C
Nov
23.3°C
73.9°F · 22–24.3°C
Dec
24.3°C
75.7°F · 22.1–25.8°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
NE–S
Best wind
W–NW
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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