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Cherating surfForecast / Peninsular Malaysia / Malaysia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 +08Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cherating today?
The current surf forecast for Cherating at 10PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+08) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cherating. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 123 | 156 | 181 | 226 | 253 | 326 | 373 | 427 | 248 | 343 | 390 | 429 | 890 | 872 | 911 | 882 | 805 | 760 | 355 | 355 | 312 | 305 | 255 | 238 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:47PM 1.52 | 4:07AM 2.04 | 6:58PM 1.82 | 4:42AM 1.85 | 7:41PM 2.09 | 5:19AM 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:43PM 1.38 | 11:43AM 0.70 | 11:52PM 1.51 | 12:08PM 0.59 | 1:34AM 1.51 | 12:33PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
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