Cheynes Point surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cheynes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (21 May)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
1
2
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
1.5
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
290
277
339
367
444
440
514
1332
1364
447
440
345
874
212
218
176
690
244
236
183
183
461
485
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
NW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:52PM0.75m
12:56PM0.64m
12:12PM0.55m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.05m
2:10AM0.08m
2:38AM0.13m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:54
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
21
19
18
17
16
20
22
16
15
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
15
20
19
16
15
14
13
17
20
11
10
11
11
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.1
E
6
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
Energy kJ
304
290
277
339
367
444
440
514
514
1
447
440
345
294
212
218
176
681
244
236
111
121
461
485
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.3
S
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.2
S
15
0.5
S
14
Energy kJ
1
25
84
1
1
1
1
1
1
33
1
1
1
183
183
17
97
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
NW
2
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.5
S
12
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
Energy kJ
2
1
1332
1364
172
115
77
874
160
148
134
690
110
92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
285
285
321
0
321
321
321
321
321
321
321
92
120
92
92
135
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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