Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cherating sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.7° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 6AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
1
SE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
4
1
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
77
68
65
30
28
31
60
154
104
31
25
20
17
18
9
47
49
22
13
17
23
10
43
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
15
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:58AM2.38m
5:26AM2.50m
6:40AM2.63m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.40m
9:44PM0.39m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:09
7:08
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
27
26
26
29
31
30
28
28
27
26
25
28
30
30
28
27
27
26
26
29
31
29
28
27
Feels °C
32
31
30
31
32
32
31
30
30
30
28
29
31
32
31
31
31
30
30
32
32
30
32
31
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