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Cherating surfForecast / Peninsular Malaysia / Malaysia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 +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
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cherating today?
The current surf forecast for Cherating at 5AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (+08) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cherating. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 351 | 760 | 671 | 687 | 736 | 753 | 770 | 727 | 744 | 599 | 599 | 586 | 528 | 280 | 267 | 228 | 207 | 202 | 202 | 173 | 177 | 169 | 341 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:42AM 1.85 | 7:41PM 2.09 | 5:19AM 1.69 | 8:15PM 2.33 | 5:56AM 1.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:52PM 1.51 | 12:08PM 0.59 | 1:34AM 1.51 | 12:33PM 0.49 | 2:49AM 1.44 | 12:59PM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
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