Cheynes Point surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 AWST
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Cheynes Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cheynes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 8PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)1111101010101010109910101013131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1981531471391361331021009492471047585222222208192192189189183179179
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:31PM
0.78
9:19PM
0.86
10:01PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
-0.04
5:51AM
-0.08
6:18AM
-0.08
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-------5:20-------5:22-------5:22
Sunset--7:14-------7:13-------7:13-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181818171717151823212118171616202120191818181818
Feels °C (?)141414141516141620171716151616201917171717161715
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