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Cherating surf break

Cherating surfForecast / Peninsular Malaysia / Malaysia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 +08
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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
27.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cherating today?

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 5AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.5
NE
1
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.1
ENE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101099999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)507240200200196399196365399469481492492515503492560535493460430190342307
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
2.09
4:46PM
1.71
2:36AM
1.88
6:12PM
1.93
2:53AM
1.70
7:09PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
0.77
9:13PM
1.52
10:17AM
0.69
11:48PM
1.63
10:54AM
0.62
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise---7:16-------7:16-------7:16----
Sunset------7:10-------7:10-------7:10-
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clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242322222527272523232223252626242424232325262625
Feels °C (?)252423232526262524242324252626252526252526272626
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