Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cherating sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 3AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (15 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
23
28
8
8
9
10
10
7
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
10
11
26
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:57PM1.67m
11:12AM2.70m
10:57PM1.78m
11:40AM2.48m
Low Tide
5:23PM1.05m
4:05AM0.31m
5:48PM0.92m
4:55AM0.56m
6:13PM0.80m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:17
7:17
 mm
3
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
26
25
25
27
26
25
26
25
25
24
24
27
29
30
28
27
Feels °C
33
32
30
30
29
29
30
29
27
29
28
28
27
27
31
32
33
32
32
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