Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.9° C
0.8° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 12AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
429
417
317
239
232
225
173
218
160
152
52
71
104
132
232
322
408
475
940
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:23AM0.27m
12:29PM0.75m
1:50AM0.32m
12:34PM0.64m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.11m
4:16AM0.26m
8:26PM0.19m
5:07AM0.29m
8:05PM0.25m
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
16
17
17
15
14
16
18
18
16
16
17
15
15
15
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
16
13
14
12
13
13
15
16
16
13
12
12
10
10
9
9
11
10
9
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