Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cherating sea temperature is
29.6°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 12PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.5
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
13
29
13
14
35
36
47
17
13
33
11
18
6
35
56
49
37
44
22
24
6
7
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:26AM2.11m
00:26AM2.14m
11:46AM1.92m
1:25AM2.24m
12:01PM1.75m
Low Tide
5:25AM0.92m
5:51PM0.63m
6:19AM1.14m
6:17PM0.53m
7:26AM1.36m
6:50PM0.45m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:10
7:10
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
29
30
29
28
28
27
26
26
28
30
29
28
28
27
26
25
28
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
30
31
31
32
31
33
32
30
31
32
32
31
32
32
31
31
29
33
33
32
31
31
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