Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Issued: 7 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is

17.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cheynes Point today (05 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 1PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (05 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 5							Sunday 6								Monday 7
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 13	S 8	S 9	SSE 8	SSW 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1962	1718	1311	1039	816	630	465	332	426	1487	442	736	395	583	1487	1810	1954	2534	2051	1630	1693	1330	1477
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		6:17AM0.66m									8:01AM0.74m								8:53AM0.80m
Low Tide					4:25PM-0.01m								4:40PM-0.04m								4:59PM-0.04m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	9	14	16	17	15	14	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	4	4	9	11	13	11	11	9	9	7	7	7	8	8	10	9	10	9	10	11	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 13	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 20	S 12	SSW 13	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16
kJ	1962	1718	1311	1039	816	630	465	332	125	187	272	81	295	273	1487	1810	1954	2534	2051	1630	1693	1330	1477
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 13	S 22	SSW 22	SSW 20	SSW 20	S 18	SSW 19	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	721	314	242	167	120	160	89	9	46	40	135	240	583	237	162	132	127	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	S 22	SSW 22	SSW 21	SSW 11	S 11	SSE 9	S 11	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	10	46	83	24	81	8	20	19	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	N 3	NNW 3	W 3	S 10	S 13	S 8	S 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	4	5	5	2	4	4	3	426	1487	442	736	395	310	257	189	140	—	62	24	26	22	25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Nanarup Beach WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Nanarup Beach WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	NIne Mile Beach WA - Far South	Backdoors SA - Nullarbor	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Bunbury The groyne WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury Bay WA - Perth South	Conspicuous Beach WA - Far South	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Lowlands Beach WA - Far South	Conspicuous Beach WA - Far South	Bunbury Bay WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury Bay WA - Perth South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	8	5	9	6	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	57	92	0	57	92	57	0	0	285	1343	1344	321	321	321	187	145	135	187	321	321	321	321	321
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4						8	8	9	6
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Steep Point WA - North West	Steep Point WA - North West	Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay TAS - East Coast	Bruny Island - Jawbones TAS - East Coast	St George River VIC - Cape Otway	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Point Leo VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Southside WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	7	5	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	4	4	7
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Rating (10 max)	9	5	4	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5

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