Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.9° 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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.6
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
232
225
173
218
160
152
57
71
104
132
188
322
408
545
986
758
749
597
360
443
542
596
1108
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
N
20
N
20
N
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:23AM0.27m
12:29PM0.75m
1:50AM0.32m
12:34PM0.64m
1:36AM0.39m
12:16PM0.54m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.26m
8:26PM0.19m
5:07AM0.29m
8:05PM0.25m
5:54AM0.34m
7:26PM0.26m
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
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5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
16
19
18
16
16
17
15
15
15
16
15
13
11
12
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
15
15
16
17
17
13
13
13
10
10
9
9
10
9
7
7
9
8
9
11
12
12
10
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