Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.5°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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSE
16
1.1
S
15
1
SSW
15
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSE
7
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.5
S
20
0.6
S
19
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
S
16
1.5
S
18
1.5
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State
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
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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