Cheynes Point surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
19.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cheynes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
2.3
SW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.5
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131312121212111111101010101110121612161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104298579466355644635928022420215411610675105988372270303132237503385350
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNW
25
NW
20
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
S
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
0.55
10:41AM
0.79
11:32PM
0.44
11:03AM
0.85
12:07AM
0.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
0.10
4:19AM
0.22
5:45PM
0.06
4:18AM
0.25
6:37PM
0.06
3:56AM
0.25
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:30
Sunset--5:40-------5:38-------5:37-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171717171616151626292520191716151717171614131313
Feels °C (?)151515151414141422252215141210101213131412111111
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