Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.9° C
1.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 5PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (05 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (05 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
16
2
S
16
2
S
16
2
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.8
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2.1
S
16
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
15
2
S
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.6
S
14
1.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1845
1985
1985
2011
2036
1799
1643
1707
1515
1364
1219
1415
1717
1938
2181
2325
2016
1763
1421
1092
994
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
SW
5
SSE
10
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:57AM0.39m
3:16AM0.62m
6:07AM0.66m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.21m
5:16PM0.16m
4:50PM0.07m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
15
14
14
12
11
11
17
20
18
14
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
12
14
12
11
8
7
7
12
15
14
9
9
9
10
10
11
9
9
8
6
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