Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
18.0° 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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 7PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
218
160
152
52
71
104
132
188
322
408
487
940
793
749
597
551
443
521
613
780
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
W
5
ENE
20
N
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
W
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:29PM0.75m
1:50AM0.32m
12:34PM0.64m
1:36AM0.39m
12:16PM0.54m
Low Tide
8:26PM0.19m
5:07AM0.29m
8:05PM0.25m
5:54AM0.34m
7:26PM0.26m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
16
18
18
16
17
17
15
15
14
16
14
13
11
13
13
13
15
17
14
13
13
Feels °C
15
16
18
13
12
13
10
9
8
9
9
9
7
9
8
8
10
12
11
11
11
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