Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.2° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 6PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (12 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3664
3650
3556
3277
3000
3000
3081
3456
3719
3808
3853
3467
3010
2667
2413
2203
2002
1788
1545
1368
1117
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
NE
10
ESE
15
E
10
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:32AM0.34m
11:25AM0.86m
00:25AM0.37m
11:48AM0.76m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.01m
4:17AM0.25m
6:53PM0.09m
4:56AM0.23m
6:53PM0.17m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
17
15
13
12
11
11
14
16
14
15
13
13
12
12
16
19
17
17
16
Feels °C
10
13
14
12
10
9
8
9
13
13
11
13
11
11
10
11
14
17
14
14
12
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