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Cherating surf break

Cherating surfForecast / Peninsular Malaysia / Malaysia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 13 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
27.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cherating today?

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 8AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
3
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)1010101099999998888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)627269231226382328176321321281281262250128128216216211103105848482131
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
1.70
7:09PM
2.15
7:52PM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
1.63
10:54AM
0.62
11:33AM
0.55
12:16PM
0.47
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---7:16-------7:16-------7:18----
Sunset------7:10-------7:12-------7:12-
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242323242627272524242323252626252424232326272625
Feels °C (?)262525262728272625262525272727262626252528282626
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