Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cherating today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cherating at 7PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+08) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cherating. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 72 | 87 | 68 | 25 | 44 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 69 | 61 | 44 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:51AM2.20m | 6:58AM2.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.64m | 10:00PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | SE 7 | SE 5 |
30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 38 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 2 | — | 2 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 |
85 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 72 | 87 | 68 | — | 44 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 69 | 61 | 44 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 83 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 710 | 697 | 662 | 662 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 662 | 25 | 697 | 697 | 662 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 697 | 697 | 697 | 25 |
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