Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 7PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
24
29
25
41
112
96
29
30
24
24
24
67
26
28
30
19
20
20
10
58
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:06PM1.60m
10:20AM2.58m
9:55PM1.73m
10:44AM2.46m
10:43PM1.88m
Low Tide
4:40PM1.11m
3:12AM0.45m
4:55PM1.01m
3:54AM0.56m
5:11PM0.89m
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:13
7:13
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
28
31
28
28
27
26
26
25
29
30
29
28
27
26
25
25
28
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
33
30
31
30
29
30
29
32
32
31
32
31
30
29
29
32
33
33
31
31
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