Surf Forecasts:
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 3PM is: 1.0m 15s 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 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 21 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
229 | 184 | 620 | 581 | 447 | 435 | 429 | 355 | 922 | 904 | 876 | 803 | 768 | 879 | 869 | 849 | 771 | 620 | 612 | 604 | 604 | 730 | 711 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | S 21 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 8 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
200 | 260 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 416 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 58 | 66 | 58 | 43 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | S 21 | E 6 | SE 12 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | E 6 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
14 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 106 | 156 | 329 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | NW 2 |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 53 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 122 | 53 | 52 | 149 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 92 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 120 | 403 | 1343 | 1343 | 309 | 287 | 309 | 1276 | 0 | 321 | 145 | 92 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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