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Cherating Surf Forecast
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Cherating surfForecast / Peninsular Malaysia / Malaysia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 +08Forecast 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
30.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cherating today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cherating at 10PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+08) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cherating. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | N 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 10 | |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.74m | 8:50AM2.43m | 7:07PM1.61m | 9:23AM2.60m | 7:38PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.42m | 3:18PM1.34m | 1:48AM0.35m | 4:10PM1.31m | 2:15AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | 7:14 |
— | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
33 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
 kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 706 | 706 | 706 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 706 | 706 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 706 | 706 | 706 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 |
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