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Cherating surfForecast / Peninsular Malaysia / Malaysia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 21 May 2026 +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
30.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cherating today?
The current surf forecast for Cherating at 2PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+08) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cherating. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 3 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SE 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 7 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 1:24PM3.00m | 2:19PM2.84m | 3:13PM2.65m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM-0.03m | 5:56AM0.18m | 6:49AM0.46m | 11:30PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:13 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | N 5 | N 6 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 621 | 662 | 662 | 697 | 697 | 697 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 710 | 727 | 727 | 662 | 662 | 662 |
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