Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cherating sea temperature is
30.3°C
1.1° 

Cherating surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cherating today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 4AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
7
6
6
6
4
6
6
4
6
9
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
0
NW
5
WNW
5
W
0
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:00AM2.31m
5:53AM2.32m
5:53PM1.20m
6:32AM2.31m
7:03PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.89m
2:07PM1.07m
10:42PM0.98m
1:59PM0.98m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
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6:50
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6:50
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6:51
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6:51
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6:51
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 mm
2
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1
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1
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2
1
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1
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1
Temp °C
27
26
26
28
30
29
28
27
26
25
25
29
30
29
28
27
27
26
26
29
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
32
31
31
33
32
32
32
32
30
29
29
34
33
32
32
32
32
31
31
34
32
31
32
31
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