Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cherating sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
12
12
23
12
13
13
7
9
6
9
13
13
13
9
13
6
12
11
11
12
9
6
6
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
W
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
0
SE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:12AM3.12m
9:33PM1.45m
11:51AM2.99m
10:41PM1.48m
12:27PM2.79m
Low Tide
3:17AM-0.13m
6:20PM1.24m
4:07AM0.00m
6:52PM1.15m
4:56AM0.24m
7:24PM1.04m
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7:01
7:01
7:01
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7:22
7:22
7:22
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
1
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
27
29
28
27
27
26
25
25
28
29
29
27
27
26
25
25
27
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
30
29
29
31
32
30
31
32
30
29
29
32
32
33
30
31
30
29
28
31
33
33
31
30
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