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Cherating surfForecast / Peninsular Malaysia / Malaysia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 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
31.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cherating today?
The current surf forecast for Cherating at 7AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+08) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cherating. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | E 6 | E 6 | S 4 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NNE 7 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:14AM2.68m | 7:55PM1.66m | 9:59AM2.95m | 8:27PM1.53m | 10:47AM3.12m | 8:57PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.27m | 3:45PM1.21m | 2:26AM0.07m | 4:48PM1.23m | 3:00AM-0.08m | 5:52PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 3 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 662 | 662 | 662 | 621 | 710 | 697 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 727 | 727 | 662 | 662 |
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