Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Issued: 1 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is

16.9°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 (15 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 8PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Evening (15 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 15					Wednesday 16								Thursday 17
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 16	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 15	S 13	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	944	931	931	791	813	723	691	581	573	474	356	280	219	161	121	114	203	198	146	140	132
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						00:04AM0.73m			10:41AM0.38m					00:22AM0.72m			10:00AM0.40m
Low Tide			4:43PM0.16m					7:14AM0.33m			4:39PM0.13m					7:51AM0.38m			4:39PM0.11m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	16	14	15	14	13	14	23	26	21	19	22	22	20	22	28	32	30	25	21
Feels °C	9	11	12	11	12	11	11	11	20	22	18	18	20	19	16	17	22	26	26	24	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 14	S 14
kJ	944	931	931	791	813	723	691	581	573	456	356	280	132	128	102	102	73	55	41	140	132
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 20	—	SSW 18	SSW 18	—	—	S 16	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 13	S 14	S 14	S 14	E 7	E 7
kJ	75	—	61	106	—	—	683	425	508	474	58	100	219	161	105	114	203	198	146	37	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 15	S 15	S 11	—	S 19	SSW 18	S 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51	84	121	113	62	—	27	32	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 2	NW 2
kJ	89	120	130	171	181	171	155	124	97	117	134	138	—	2	3	7	19	22	10	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	321	321	321	321	321	321	150	321	181	150	120	120	92	108	120	120	92	135	92	0	92
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Rating (10 max)							4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	5	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5

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