Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cherating today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cherating at 4PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+08) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cherating. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 72 | 72 | 92 | 90 | 59 | 55 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 64 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:09AM2.07m | 12:46PM1.67m | 4:29AM2.12m | 5:51AM2.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM1.55m | 8:13PM0.62m | 8:59PM0.64m | 10:00PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 7 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 6 | — |
14 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 39 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
— | — | 4 | 15 | 20 | 72 | 72 | 92 | 90 | 59 | 55 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 64 | — | — | — | 38 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 662 | 662 | 746 | 706 | 706 | 25 | 118 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 697 | 662 | 662 | 118 | 25 | 662 | 662 | 25 | 697 | 662 | 662 | 662 |
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