Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 5AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
17
21
18
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
5
2
2
3
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
NNW
5
NNW
0
E
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:11AM2.48m
7:41PM1.48m
8:38AM2.46m
8:29PM1.69m
9:03AM2.39m
9:13PM1.93m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.70m
3:13PM1.08m
1:31AM0.68m
3:21PM0.97m
2:21AM0.69m
3:32PM0.84m
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6:54
6:54
6:54
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7:00
7:00
7:00
 mm
2
1
1
1
4
6
1
2
1
1
2
4
4
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
27
29
28
26
25
25
25
25
25
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
28
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
28
29
29
32
33
33
31
30
30
29
29
28
31
32
31
32
30
31
29
32
33
33
32
32
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