Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.7° C
1.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 12AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
14
0.7
S
21
1.1
S
19
1.1
S
19
1.1
S
19
1.1
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
447
435
429
416
922
904
876
803
768
879
869
849
781
620
612
604
604
596
589
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:32AM0.57m
11:38AM0.48m
00:48AM0.61m
11:08AM0.44m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.23m
6:41AM0.32m
5:53PM0.20m
7:14AM0.37m
5:38PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
2
Temp °C
21
17
14
15
14
15
20
21
13
11
10
10
10
12
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
17
13
9
8
7
7
12
14
7
5
4
5
6
9
10
10
11
10
9
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