Cheynes Point surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 AWST
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Cheynes Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
20.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cheynes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.3
SE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)888885666661716161514141413137131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)249926969687590919784112476251314441429411308225222168176170162
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
10
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:54PM
0.54
8:00PM
0.61
8:28PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:50AM
0.21
6:25AM
0.17
6:06AM
0.15
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-5:03-------5:03-------5:05------
Sunset----7:20-------7:20-------7:20---
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161620201817171717192428302219191919202019181717
Feels °C (?)131315151313141514162125272217171616171716151414
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