Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.4° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 5AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
2
3
3
4
4
1
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
7
8
3
3
4
6
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.9
SSW
17
2
S
17
2
S
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
S
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
17
3
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
16
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
418
684
966
1046
1092
2212
2470
2470
2136
1692
1707
1672
1550
1569
1837
5441
6765
2134
2146
2000
4588
1285
1340
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:04AM0.51m
7:10AM0.56m
10:27PM0.47m
7:57AM0.59m
9:42PM0.50m
8:36AM0.60m
9:34PM0.57m
Low Tide
2:51AM0.51m
3:23PM0.15m
2:16AM0.43m
3:14PM0.15m
2:45AM0.34m
3:16PM0.15m
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Temp °C
11
10
14
21
25
18
16
15
12
11
17
24
26
25
20
16
14
12
14
16
17
15
13
10
Feels °C
8
7
11
17
20
15
15
15
9
8
12
18
20
19
15
14
10
8
9
10
12
10
8
6
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