Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cherating sea temperature is
30.4°C
1.2° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 3AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
4
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
0
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:53AM2.32m
5:53PM1.20m
6:32AM2.31m
7:03PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.89m
2:07PM1.07m
10:42PM0.98m
1:59PM0.98m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
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6:50
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6:50
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6:51
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6:51
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 mm
1
3
1
2
1
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2
1
2
2
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1
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1
Temp °C
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
30
29
28
27
26
26
26
29
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
32
32
32
30
31
31
32
33
33
32
32
30
30
30
34
33
32
32
32
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