Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.8° 

Cheynes Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cheynes Point today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 1AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Cheynes Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.9
E
7
0.8
S
13
0.5
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
280
378
209
119
272
203
198
198
140
179
176
130
87
112
131
147
212
186
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
NE
5
N
10
WNW
5
N
10
N
5
NW
10
ESE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:22AM0.72m
10:00AM0.40m
00:43AM0.69m
Low Tide
4:39PM0.13m
7:51AM0.38m
4:39PM0.11m
4:40PM0.10m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
22
23
21
21
22
28
32
30
26
19
17
15
16
24
27
25
21
20
Feels °C
24
21
21
18
18
17
22
27
28
26
21
17
14
15
22
26
24
18
18
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