Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 21 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
447 | 435 | 429 | 416 | 922 | 904 | 876 | 803 | 768 | 879 | 869 | 849 | 781 | 620 | 612 | 604 | 604 | 596 | 589 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
447 | 435 | 429 | 360 | 922 | 904 | 876 | 803 | 768 | 879 | 869 | 849 | 781 | 620 | 612 | 604 | 604 | 596 | 589 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | S 21 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | N 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
10 | 29 | 43 | 416 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 53 | 51 | 55 | 41 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | S 21 | E 6 | SE 14 | SE 12 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
106 | 156 | 329 | 26 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 2 |
33 | 72 | 137 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 42 | 30 | 21 | 24 | 40 | 75 | 70 | 183 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 108 | 108 | 150 | 403 | 1343 | 1343 | 1344 | 287 | 1300 | 1343 | 0 | 321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
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