Cheynes Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° S 118.80° E

Cheynes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheynes Point sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.3° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheynes Point at 7PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
4
4
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
8
9
3
5
3
5
6
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
S
15
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
2
S
17
2
S
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
966
1046
2238
2212
2470
2470
2136
1916
1672
1496
1550
1589
1886
6886
6568
2161
2134
882
4176
4659
2209
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:27PM0.47m
7:57AM0.59m
9:42PM0.50m
8:36AM0.60m
9:34PM0.57m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.15m
2:16AM0.43m
3:14PM0.15m
2:45AM0.34m
3:16PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
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Temp °C
21
25
19
16
14
12
11
17
24
27
25
19
15
13
12
14
17
17
15
13
10
Feels °C
17
20
16
16
14
9
8
12
18
20
19
14
12
10
9
9
11
11
10
8
6
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