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Cherating surfForecast / Peninsular Malaysia / Malaysia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 +08
Forecast 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
27.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cherating today?

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (18 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.2
ENE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
Period(s) (?)777777776777888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)848417179147167188110117113248303350395215226475486418418382192349380
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
2.76
9:13AM
1.56
10:44PM
2.70
10:04AM
1.68
11:09PM
2.58
10:56AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
0.28
5:07AM
1.16
3:26PM
0.32
5:22AM
1.06
4:08PM
0.43
5:40AM
0.93
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
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Sunset7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------
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Rain (mm)
332----3111223333311---1
Temp. °C272625242424262627252424242426262725252423232627
Feels °C (?)302928262626282929272627272729272927272725262828
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