Cheynes Point surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 19 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 1.4°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 4AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5ft (1.5m)17s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)15s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.4
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
1.3
E
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)2019181717171616161514141413131313131377777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)79114512112201817491502117510038496365085014052992902252181681611571251058686
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:21PM
0.89
12:30PM
0.32
11:46PM
0.86
12:44PM
0.36
12:10AM
0.80
1:05PM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
0.24
7:03AM
0.07
4:32PM
0.22
7:19AM
0.09
5:11PM
0.23
7:33AM
0.12
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----5:11-------5:13-------5:13--
Sunset7:19-------7:17-------7:17-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716161518222120171716171921242218171716263437
Feels °C (?)141414141316181617141514161617191815141512202832
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