Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cherating sea temperature is
29.7° C
0.6° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 7PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.8
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
16
5
16
16
22
20
7
7
14
14
15
7
42
16
13
13
19
10
5
28
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:50PM2.07m
4:05AM1.84m
2:11PM1.85m
5:30AM2.01m
2:24PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.70m
9:11AM1.50m
9:39PM0.63m
11:28AM1.61m
10:18PM0.59m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<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>
7:22
7:22
7:22
 mm
2
2
5
1
4
1
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
Temp °C
28
30
28
27
27
26
25
25
28
29
29
27
27
26
25
25
28
30
29
27
27
Feels °C
32
32
31
30
30
30
29
29
32
33
32
30
31
30
29
28
31
33
32
30
31
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