Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 1AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
30
31
31
28
28
27
15
29
30
30
10
11
11
9
13
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
10:57PM1.78m
11:40AM2.48m
11:56PM1.89m
12:04PM2.24m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.92m
4:55AM0.56m
6:13PM0.80m
5:45AM0.84m
6:40PM0.70m
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:17
7:16
 mm
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
26
27
28
30
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
31
30
28
28
Feels °C
32
32
32
32
31
32
31
33
32
32
31
30
30
30
31
34
32
32
33
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