Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.6° C
1.1° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 10AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)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 Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
14
0.7
S
21
1.1
S
19
1.1
S
19
1.1
S
19
1.1
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
260
620
581
447
435
429
416
922
904
876
803
768
879
869
849
771
620
612
604
604
730
711
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:57AM0.55m
00:32AM0.57m
11:38AM0.48m
00:48AM0.61m
11:08AM0.44m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.27m
6:16PM0.23m
6:41AM0.32m
5:53PM0.20m
7:14AM0.37m
5:38PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
14
13
19
21
21
17
15
14
15
15
20
22
13
12
10
10
10
11
14
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
10
9
13
15
17
13
10
7
8
7
12
15
8
7
4
5
5
7
9
10
11
11
9
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