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Cheynes Point Surf Forecast
/ WA – Far South (31 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Cheynes Point surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cheynes Point today?
The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cheynes Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | |
494 | 198 | 411 | 405 | 304 | 290 | 277 | 356 | 367 | 372 | 458 | 514 | 565 | 553 | 529 | 440 | 414 | 334 | 847 | 209 | 596 | 584 | 902 | 472 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:26PM0.84m | 12:52PM0.75m | 12:56PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.05m | 2:10AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | | | | | | |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | | | | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 6 | S 13 | S 14 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 494 | 186 | 411 | 405 | 304 | 290 | 277 | 356 | 367 | 372 | 458 | 514 | 565 | 553 | 529 | 440 | 414 | 334 | 1 | 209 | 33 | 1 | 574 | 472 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | S 14 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 5 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SSW 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 198 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 25 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | — | N 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 59 | 65 | — | 78 | 847 | 186 | 596 | 584 | 902 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 285 | 285 | 321 | 0 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 0 |
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