Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 4AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (19 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
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)
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
13
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.8
S
16
2
S
16
2.1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
212
186
248
333
324
300
222
465
333
353
281
284
710
1477
1440
1606
1938
2002
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
NE
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
W
30
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SE
15
E
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:07AM0.64m
1:35AM0.57m
7:40AM0.58m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.10m
4:40PM0.09m
4:28AM0.55m
4:36PM0.09m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
18
20
16
14
15
17
18
16
15
14
15
13
15
13
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
25
17
17
13
8
8
8
9
8
10
9
10
10
12
10
10
9
9
9
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