Cheynes Point surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 21 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
20.5° 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 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
1.8
E
1.7
E
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
Period(s) (?)141313131313137777125511131212181818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)405299290225218168158343315117971339612640817675109144119071885437516
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44PM
0.36
12:10AM
0.80
1:05PM
0.40
12:32AM
0.72
1:32PM
0.45
12:48AM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
0.09
5:11PM
0.23
7:33AM
0.12
5:53PM
0.26
7:45AM
0.16
6:41PM
0.30
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise-5:13-------5:13-------5:15------
Sunset----7:17-------7:16-------7:16---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161922252218181822283526221918171819212020181615
Feels °C (?)151617211814151518222821171617161616171413141413
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