Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.9° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
2
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
280
346
341
543
558
648
543
543
536
443
437
425
701
254
243
232
356
218
215
215
222
232
366
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
25
S
25
SW
20
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
W
10
SW
0
W
20
S
5
SE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:13AM0.72m
00:36AM0.66m
1:00AM0.59m
Low Tide
3:53PM0.12m
3:50PM0.13m
3:38PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
13
17
20
21
18
16
15
14
14
14
17
19
17
14
12
11
11
15
17
18
15
15
13
Feels °C
15
12
16
18
18
15
15
15
14
13
10
15
14
12
10
9
8
8
12
14
17
11
14
12
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