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Cherating surfForecast / Peninsular Malaysia / Malaysia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 11 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
28.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cherating today?
The current surf forecast for Cherating at 3AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+08) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cherating. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 75 | 72 | 57 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 29 | 101 | 67 | 117 | 111 | 108 | 102 | 134 | 61 | 66 | 134 | 184 | 203 | 111 | 158 | 171 | 392 | 228 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:53AM 2.47 | 3:36PM 1.27 | 3:31AM 2.25 | 5:47PM 1.52 | 4:07AM 2.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:49PM 0.74 | 10:48AM 0.97 | 7:54PM 1.09 | 11:17AM 0.83 | 9:43PM 1.38 | 11:43AM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
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