Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Aug 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 (27 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 6AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Aug)	5ft (1.5m)	16s
Afternoon (27 Aug)	8ft (2.5m)	16s
Evening (27 Aug)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Sat night).
	Thursday 27								Friday 28								Saturday 29
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSE 16	S 15	SSW 15	S 14	SSW 14	SSE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 20	S 19	SSW 16	S 16	S 18	S 17
Wave Graph
kJ	1688	2892	1160	991	2982	559	462	417	361	299	290	282	215	198	244	192	147	140	196	273	416	790	1391	1389
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	11:18PM0.40m			10:29AM0.82m					11:20PM0.44m			10:53AM0.79m					11:29PM0.49m				11:16AM0.74m
Low Tide		3:40AM0.25m					5:39PM0.08m			4:16AM0.21m					5:47PM0.10m			4:52AM0.19m					5:55PM0.13m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	6	5	3	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	6	8	7	6	6	5	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	7	9	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 13	SSW 16	S 16	S 18	S 17
kJ	1688	2892	1160	991	906	559	423	417	331	299	290	282	215	198	244	192	147	140	134	161	416	790	1391	1389
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 16	SSW 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 16	S 21	S 21	S 8	S 20	S 20	S 22	SSW 21	SSW 18	S 20	S 19	S 20	S 20	—	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	10	135	462	371	361	5	9	9	11	7	30	37	90	63	196	273	276	276	—	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	—	S 16	S 16	S 21	S 16	S 21	S 21	S 24	S 24	S 14	S 14	SSW 21	S 14	S 14	S 14	—	—	S 24
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	5	5	9	5	9	8	11	11	4	4	90	4	4	4	—	—	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 16	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 16	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—
kJ	55	2709	185	233	2982	401	430	355	315	286	233	183	164	131	109	109	123	120	110	120	121	97	64	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	4
Distance (km)	321	321	321	321	321	363	322	321	321	321	321	322	321	321	150	150	150	234	187	321	321	321	234	121
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Rating (10 max)	6														4	4	4	4	4				5	5
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