Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.9° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 3AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
256
250
292
280
346
341
543
558
648
551
543
536
443
437
425
322
317
243
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
E
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
20
SW
10
W
25
S
30
SW
20
SW
10
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:13AM0.72m
00:36AM0.66m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.12m
3:53PM0.12m
3:50PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
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Temp °C
22
17
15
14
13
17
20
22
18
16
15
13
13
13
18
19
17
14
12
Feels °C
21
17
15
14
12
16
19
19
15
15
15
13
12
9
16
14
11
10
10
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