Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.9° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 6AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
15
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
836
715
706
589
447
429
417
317
239
232
225
173
170
160
152
52
71
104
189
232
367
505
1267
940
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:08PM0.86m
2:23AM0.27m
12:29PM0.75m
1:50AM0.32m
12:34PM0.64m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.11m
4:16AM0.26m
8:26PM0.19m
5:07AM0.29m
8:05PM0.25m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
19
20
20
19
17
16
16
16
18
19
18
15
16
15
14
15
14
16
15
13
11
Feels °C
10
11
11
13
14
15
13
11
12
13
14
15
16
16
13
12
12
11
10
7
8
10
9
7
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