Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is

17.5° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 7AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Evening (24 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	683	673	581	480	459	362	350	285	285	285	285	232	236	232	173	129	302	233	233	218	209	218	405	1400
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				8:07AM0.66m								8:45AM0.71m								9:19AM0.77m
Low Tide							5:58PM0.10m								5:57PM0.09m								6:01PM0.07m


	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	13	15	16	15	14	13	12	11	13	16	17	15	14	12	12	13	16	18	13	14	14
Feels °C	9	8	8	9	12	14	13	11	9	8	7	8	11	14	11	10	7	6	6	8	10	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14
kJ	683	673	581	480	459	362	350	285	285	285	285	232	236	232	173	93	302	233	233	218	209	218	405	1400
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 20	SW 20	SW 18	S 18	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 16	—	—	SW 7	S 9	SW 8	S 13	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	15	13	6	25	57	53	129	193	—	—	14	2	23	3	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 2	NW 2	NW 3	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	N 3	NNW 3	NW 4	NW 5	WNW 4	WNW 4	W 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	—	1	2	2	8	33	60	38	42	50
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	57	0	0	92	92	92	720	1343	1072	1542	875	797
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	3	3	3	2	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	8	5	5	5	7	6	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4

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