Cheynes Point surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 AWST
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Cheynes Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cheynes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 7PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (16 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1032
875
759
633
505
488
555
418
603
497
480
397
377
364
358
363
415
403
410
418
390
397
417
402
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
E
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
off
off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:35AM0.29m
10:47AM0.94m
11:20AM0.95m
Low Tide
6:16PM-0.00m
2:38AM0.28m
7:19PM-0.00m
8:40PM0.02m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
16
18
17
16
14
14
13
13
18
21
19
17
16
15
16
16
18
19
18
17
16
15
14
14
12
15
15
14
11
11
10
10
15
18
18
15
14
13
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
Energy kJ
1032
875
759
633
505
488
555
418
603
497
480
397
377
364
358
363
415
403
410
418
390
397
384
313
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
Energy kJ
109
148
9
9
9
9
37
74
74
65
104
106
107
154
151
198
188
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
56
123
105
373
417
402
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
321
234
57
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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