Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.7° C
1.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 4PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
19
1.1
S
19
1.1
S
19
1.1
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.1
S
17
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
922
904
876
803
768
742
869
849
781
627
612
604
604
596
589
670
702
612
730
1135
1437
1474
1455
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
W
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
5
S
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:38AM0.48m
00:48AM0.61m
11:08AM0.44m
1:09AM0.64m
10:22AM0.45m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.32m
5:53PM0.20m
7:14AM0.37m
5:38PM0.16m
7:55AM0.43m
5:31PM0.12m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
3
Temp °C
14
15
20
22
13
11
10
10
10
10
14
15
15
14
15
15
12
11
17
18
15
14
13
Feels °C
8
8
12
15
7
5
4
5
6
6
11
11
10
10
9
10
8
7
12
14
13
13
12
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