Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Cheynes Point today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 3AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.7
SW
8
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.5
S
15
1.2
S
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
2
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
254
243
335
551
420
343
331
402
350
304
378
418
303
1088
899
2212
2187
2441
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
SW
5
SSW
15
SE
10
SE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
SSE
5
SE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:00AM0.59m
1:04AM0.51m
7:10AM0.56m
10:27PM0.47m
Low Tide
3:50PM0.13m
3:38PM0.14m
2:51AM0.51m
3:23PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
19
14
12
12
11
14
17
19
15
15
13
11
10
14
21
25
17
16
14
Feels °C
14
8
8
9
8
11
15
17
12
13
12
8
7
11
17
20
14
16
13
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