Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cherating sea temperature is
29.4° C
0.4° 

Cherating surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cherating today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 7AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
4
1.1
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
14
14
25
15
40
46
29
97
87
57
56
23
23
23
62
23
25
20
17
13
24
7
59
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:09AM2.07m
12:46PM1.67m
4:29AM2.12m
5:51AM2.20m
Low Tide
9:13AM1.55m
8:13PM0.62m
8:59PM0.64m
10:00PM0.65m
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
4
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
28
31
29
28
27
26
25
25
28
30
29
28
27
26
25
25
28
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
29
30
29
31
33
31
32
30
29
28
28
30
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
30
31
30
32
31
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