Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cherating sea temperature is
30.2°C
1.0° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 5PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
7
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
16
19
24
15
10
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
0
SE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
W
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:51AM2.31m
5:00AM2.31m
Low Tide
6:37PM0.64m
7:28PM0.77m
8:53PM0.89m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:50
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6:50
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6:52
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6:52
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6:51
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 mm
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2
2
2
3
2
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1
5
2
1
3
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1
2
1
5
Temp °C
27
29
28
27
26
26
25
25
28
30
28
28
28
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
26
Feels °C
32
34
32
32
31
31
29
29
31
33
31
32
32
30
30
31
32
32
33
32
30
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