Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.4° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
3
3
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
16
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
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.4
SW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.9
S
16
2
S
16
2.2
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
87
112
131
147
212
186
248
333
324
300
284
366
269
441
250
363
803
1477
1585
1809
1988
2197
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NNE
15
N
15
N
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-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
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
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
Temp °C
16
17
24
28
28
19
19
15
14
16
18
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
16
17
21
24
27
18
18
12
9
9
9
7
8
9
10
10
11
10
10
9
8
8
9
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