Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 5PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Evening (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).
	Fri 16					Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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)	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	132	129	127	256	250	292	280	346	341	543	558	648	543	543	536	443	437	425	322	313	304
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NE	SSE	ESE	SSW	SSW	W	W	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	N	NNW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	S	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	off
High Tide	9:23AM0.33m					00:13AM0.72m								00:36AM0.66m
Low Tide	8:39AM0.33m		3:51PM0.12m								3:53PM0.12m								3:50PM0.13m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	23	23	17	15	15	14	17	20	21	18	16	14	13	13	17	21	17	15	14	13
Feels °C	19	22	23	17	14	15	13	16	18	17	15	15	13	12	12	14	16	11	11	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	132	129	127	256	250	292	280	346	341	543	558	648	543	543	536	443	437	425	322	313	304
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	SW 7	ESE 7	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 6
kJ	45	24	41	10	17	16	16	15	15	32	14	35	—	13	13	12	7	7	8	4	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	E 4	—	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	9	10	10	—	4	—	28	28	28	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 6	S 6	—
kJ	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	15	15	—	—	—	—	2	58	41	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Nanarup Beach WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Nanarup Beach WA - Far South	Chicken Reef WA - Rottnest Island	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South	Sand Patch Beach WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Mandalay Beach WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Nanarup Beach WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	2	4	5	3	3	2	4	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	57	92	0	0	92	412	1511	403	108	0	0	57	239	205	145	92	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	1	5	4	4	4	5	5			4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	2	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	4	4	4

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