Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cherating sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 1AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
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)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.6
SE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
4
1.3
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
25
77
87
75
25
51
21
23
6
12
56
49
44
37
12
23
11
86
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:51AM2.20m
6:58AM2.31m
Low Tide
8:59PM0.64m
10:00PM0.65m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
30
29
27
27
27
26
26
28
30
28
28
27
Feels °C
31
31
30
31
30
31
30
32
31
30
31
31
30
30
31
31
29
31
30
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