Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 9AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (06 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
1
6
6
7
5
7
7
7
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
17
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
4
SW
14
3
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1799
1664
1531
1515
1364
1381
1415
1449
1596
1664
1776
1730
1613
1240
1121
994
980
7025
4152
6963
4096
5363
7362
9865
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
W
40
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16AM0.62m
6:07AM0.66m
7:50AM0.75m
Low Tide
5:16PM0.16m
4:50PM0.07m
5:01PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
17
20
18
14
12
12
12
12
15
15
15
14
13
11
8
7
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
9
7
7
12
14
14
11
9
9
9
9
10
8
9
7
6
4
-1
0
1
2
3
2
3
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