Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cherating sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.6° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 11PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
22
10
8
7
5
3
4
16
16
22
17
12
18
38
22
13
13
11
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:17AM2.28m
11:15AM1.53m
3:28AM2.23m
Low Tide
6:23PM0.53m
9:35AM1.51m
6:56PM0.59m
7:40PM0.67m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:04
7:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
26
26
25
28
29
29
27
27
25
25
25
27
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
31
32
31
30
30
29
32
32
33
31
32
29
29
29
30
29
30
31
30
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