Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 8PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
11
5
12
21
23
23
11
15
7
19
20
7
7
8
9
19
10
30
20
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:04PM2.24m
00:56AM1.97m
12:24PM2.02m
1:59AM2.03m
12:40PM1.83m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.70m
6:38AM1.12m
7:07PM0.63m
7:41AM1.37m
7:38PM0.61m
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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>
7:16
7:16
7:16
 mm
2
1
2
1
1
4
3
4
3
Temp °C
28
31
29
28
28
27
27
26
29
31
29
29
28
26
25
25
28
31
31
29
28
Feels °C
31
33
32
32
32
32
32
31
34
34
32
33
33
30
28
28
31
34
34
31
32
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