Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cherating sea temperature is
29.7°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 2PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
12
25
11
13
17
62
58
58
42
36
32
11
23
28
11
28
11
28
29
28
28
29
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:20AM2.78m
7:13PM1.42m
8:57AM2.75m
8:20PM1.62m
9:29AM2.64m
9:17PM1.84m
Low Tide
3:29PM1.15m
1:28AM0.35m
3:44PM1.04m
2:25AM0.40m
4:02PM0.90m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
2
4
3
2
2
1
2
4
4
1
2
1
7
4
3
3
Temp °C
26
26
29
30
28
27
27
25
25
25
27
30
28
27
27
26
26
26
28
27
25
25
25
Feels °C
30
30
32
32
30
30
31
29
29
29
31
33
31
30
31
30
31
30
32
31
29
28
29
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