Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cherating sea temperature is
29.6° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 5PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1.2
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
46
45
40
147
54
45
36
30
36
36
30
36
45
46
32
33
25
24
10
53
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:57AM2.59m
7:55AM2.79m
Low Tide
10:17PM0.33m
11:22PM0.22m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
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>
7:20
7:20
7:19
 mm
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
29
30
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
30
28
28
27
26
26
25
28
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
32
33
31
31
30
31
30
30
31
32
31
32
31
30
30
29
32
33
31
32
31
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