Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is

17.0°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 9AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Evening (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	0	1	2	2	3	2	1	2	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	61	101	94	132	129	127	256	250	292	280	346	341	456	566	648	648	543	449	443	417	331	322	317	247
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	NNW	WNW	SE	SSE	S	SSE	WNW	WNW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	NW	NW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide	11:52PM0.77m			9:23AM0.33m					00:13AM0.72m								00:36AM0.66m
Low Tide				8:39AM0.33m		3:51PM0.12m								3:53PM0.12m								3:50PM0.13m


	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	15	21	23	22	17	15	15	14	16	20	22	18	16	15	14	13	16	19	18	16	15	13
Feels °C	11	9	13	19	22	20	17	15	15	14	15	19	20	16	15	15	14	12	12	17	15	12	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 6
kJ	17	101	94	132	129	127	256	250	292	280	346	341	456	566	648	648	543	449	443	417	331	322	317	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	SSW 14
kJ	50	29	47	45	24	41	17	10	10	9	9	15	15	9	26	17	14	13	8	7	7	4	3	247
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	E 3	—	SW 7	SW 8	SW 8	WSW 7	SW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6
kJ	61	16	9	9	10	10	—	1	—	26	28	28	21	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	E 3	E 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	—	E 7	—	—	—	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	32	—	—	—	12	36	29	69	112
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	5	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	1344	92	57	92	0	0	0	412	1507	106	92	0	0	57	0	1343	1343	356	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	1		4	4	4	4	5	5			5	5	5	4	4	2				2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	2	5	6	5	4	5	2	2	3	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	5	4

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