Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is

17.2°C

Cheynes Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cheynes Point today (05 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 4AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (05 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 5								Sunday 6								Monday 7
	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)	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 13	S 8	S 9	S 8	SSW 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1821	1962	1718	1320	1039	918	630	465	332	262	1487	599	805	496	583	1487	1831	1749	1709	1502	2022	1688	1626	1314
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:17AM0.66m									8:01AM0.74m								8:53AM0.80m
Low Tide						4:25PM-0.01m								4:40PM-0.04m								4:59PM-0.04m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	8	14	16	17	16	14	12	14	14	13	14	13	13	14	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	5	4	3	9	11	13	13	11	9	9	8	7	8	7	8	10	9	11	10	10	10	10	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSW 13	SSW 20	SSW 20	S 12	SSW 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16
kJ	1821	1962	1718	1320	1039	918	630	465	332	262	187	40	81	299	583	1487	1831	1749	1709	1502	2022	1688	1626	1314
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	—	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 13	S 13	SSW 22	SSW 21	SSW 20	S 18	SSW 13	S 10	SSE 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	—	—
kJ	948	—	721	314	242	167	120	160	89	125	46	83	135	240	273	35	297	8	18	17	28	17	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 22	SSW 22	S 13	—	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	46	14	—	41	22	37	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	WNW 3	SSW 4	S 13	S 8	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	4	3	4	5	3	3	4	12	1487	599	805	496	395	346	225	173	142	116	73	56	40	36
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	57	92	0	135	92	0	0	57	298	403	1344	321	321	321	321	321	321	321	321	321	321	321	321
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	3	4	5	5	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	5	4	7
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	8	7	9	8	7	8	7	5	5

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