Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is

17.2°C

Cheynes Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cheynes Point today (08 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 4AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	17s
Afternoon (08 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	17s
Evening (08 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Thu night).
	Tuesday 8								Wednesday 9								Thursday 10
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1477	1672	1887	2048	2196	1887	1649	1432	1381	1204	1189	1121	954	794	773	644	623	517	422	416	338	347	371	386
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	11:59PM0.41m			9:34AM0.84m					11:32PM0.41m			10:09AM0.83m					11:20PM0.43m			10:39AM0.78m
Low Tide		2:43AM0.38m					5:16PM-0.01m			3:27AM0.30m					5:29PM0.05m			4:04AM0.24m					5:36PM0.12m


	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	14	14	11	11	11	15	18	16	15	16
Feels °C	10	8	8	9	9	9	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	9	7	7	6	11	14	13	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	ESE 8
kJ	1477	1672	1887	2048	2196	1887	1649	1432	1381	1204	1189	1121	954	794	773	644	246	207	422	416	338	347	371	120
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	S 7	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	S 26	S 26	S 15	S 15	S 24	S 24	S 24	S 23	SSW 22	S 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	63	108	120	—	—	—	—	—	13	13	623	517	45	44	43	42	93	386
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 26	S 26	—	—	SSW 24	—	SSW 21	SSW 21
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	13	—	—	54	—	151	90
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8
kJ	46	50	55	58	74	97	202	335	200	309	272	273	302	268	276	273	406	346	168	168	147	123	123	363
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Rating (10 max)	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	4
Distance (km)	321	350	321	321	321	321	321	321	321	321	321	321	321	339	234	234	321	321	321	108	321	256	181	150
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Rating (10 max)															5	5				4		4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	8	9	8	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	8	7	4	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	8	9	8	8	7	6	6	9	5	5	9	9	7	7	9	8	5	5	7

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