Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cherating today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cherating at 10PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+08) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cherating. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 25 | 43 | 58 | 109 | 37 | 29 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 75 | 63 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:29AM2.12m | 5:51AM2.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.62m | 8:59PM0.64m | 10:00PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 7 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 54 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 25 | 43 | 141 | 109 | 85 | 65 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 75 | 63 | — | — | — | 18 | 23 | 7 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 706 | 118 | 662 | 25 | 25 | 662 | 662 | 706 | 662 | 662 | 25 | 25 | 662 | 662 | 25 | 697 | 697 | 662 | 25 |
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