Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cherating today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cherating at 12AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+08) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cherating. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:19AM2.32m | 11:34AM1.61m | 2:17AM2.28m | 11:15AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.49m | 7:47AM1.41m | 6:23PM0.53m | 9:35AM1.51m | 6:56PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 16 |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 5 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | N 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | SSW 2 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 31 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 706 | 706 | 706 | 697 | 706 | 697 | 697 | 707 | 706 | 706 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 711 | 706 | 706 | 662 | 662 |
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