Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.6° C
1.1° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 4AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
14
0.7
S
21
0.9
SSW
19
1.1
S
19
1.1
S
19
1.1
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
229
260
620
581
447
435
429
416
627
904
876
803
768
908
1086
877
781
620
612
604
991
953
904
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
40
N
35
NNW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:23AM0.50m
11:57AM0.55m
00:32AM0.57m
11:38AM0.48m
00:48AM0.61m
11:08AM0.44m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.27m
6:16PM0.23m
6:41AM0.32m
5:53PM0.20m
7:14AM0.37m
5:38PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
19
21
21
17
15
14
15
15
20
22
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
11
9
13
16
17
14
11
8
8
7
11
15
8
5
4
5
5
7
9
11
10
10
10
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