Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
4
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
23
57
57
19
30
64
44
120
43
29
30
19
19
59
23
25
28
30
19
19
25
7
45
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:56AM2.64m
9:06PM1.60m
10:20AM2.58m
9:55PM1.73m
10:44AM2.46m
10:43PM1.88m
Low Tide
2:31AM0.40m
4:40PM1.11m
3:12AM0.45m
4:55PM1.01m
3:54AM0.56m
5:11PM0.89m
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7:01
7:01
7:01
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7:14
7:13
7:13
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
28
30
29
28
27
26
26
25
29
30
29
28
27
26
25
25
29
31
29
29
28
Feels °C
31
29
29
30
32
31
31
30
29
30
29
33
32
31
32
31
30
29
29
33
33
32
32
32
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