Cheynes Point surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 AWST
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Cheynes Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cheynes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 12AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.5
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
0.9
SSW
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)88666714171616151414141377771212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68686288115110102476251314428429336297295234192166170162160155146146
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
15
E
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:54PM
0.54
8:00PM
0.61
8:28PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
0.17
6:06AM
0.15
5:57AM
0.12
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----5:03-------5:05-------5:05--
Sunset7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C181717171720222628222020191919201919191817181920
Feels °C (?)131414151517212324212119171616171617161514161616
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