Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 7PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (27 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSE
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1.7
SSE
7
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
ESE
7
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
20
0.6
S
19
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
S
16
1.4
S
18
1.5
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
991
2644
763
508
449
405
299
290
282
215
198
240
240
127
142
196
273
411
659
1215
1389
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:20PM0.44m
10:53AM0.79m
11:29PM0.49m
11:16AM0.74m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.08m
4:16AM0.21m
5:47PM0.10m
4:52AM0.19m
5:55PM0.13m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
12
11
10
12
12
14
15
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