Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
18.0° C
0.9° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 7AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
104
132
188
322
408
553
940
793
749
597
619
536
605
665
743
915
862
771
683
519
441
418
447
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
W
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:50AM0.32m
12:34PM0.64m
1:36AM0.39m
12:16PM0.54m
1:47AM0.46m
11:37AM0.49m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.29m
8:05PM0.25m
5:54AM0.34m
7:26PM0.26m
6:41AM0.40m
6:49PM0.23m
cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
15
15
16
15
13
12
12
13
12
15
17
15
13
13
12
12
12
14
16
17
14
13
Feels °C
11
9
9
8
8
10
9
8
7
9
8
10
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
12
13
14
11
9
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