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Cherating surfForecast / Peninsular Malaysia / Malaysia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 +08Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cherating surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cherating sea temperature is
30.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cherating today?
The current surf forecast for Cherating at 12AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+08) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cherating. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 6 | N 5 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | N 6 | N 6 | E 9 | N 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:26PM1.40m | 12:29PM3.12m | 9:53PM1.35m | 1:24PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM1.31m | 4:22AM-0.14m | 8:20PM1.34m | 5:07AM-0.03m | 5:56AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — |
 | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
32 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 34 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | E 9 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 8 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 9 | — | E 10 | — | N 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 727 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 706 | 727 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 621 | 662 | 662 | 697 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 710 | 706 |
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