Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cherating today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cherating at 3AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+08) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cherating. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:56PM1.89m | 12:04PM2.24m | 00:56AM1.97m | 12:24PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.80m | 5:45AM0.84m | 6:40PM0.70m | 6:38AM1.12m | 7:07PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSW 2 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 20 | — | 21 | 1 | — | 11 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 23 | — | — | 16 | 15 | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 697 | 697 | 697 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 697 | 697 | 706 | 697 | 662 |
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