Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cherating sea temperature is

29.5° C

Cherating surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cherating today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+08) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (10 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	49	53	24	25	20	54	46	56	24	29	10	9	46	54	23	84	93	96	29	30	31	40	36	96
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			6:10AM2.14m			3:27PM1.68m					7:11AM2.47m			4:02PM1.53m						8:05AM2.76m		4:55PM1.43m
Low Tide					12:21PM1.58m				11:03PM0.37m					2:31PM1.52m			11:50PM0.19m					3:56PM1.43m


	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	1	1	—	3	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	26	28	30	29	28	27	26	26	26	28	30	29	28	27	26	25	25	28	30	29	28	27
Feels °C	29	30	31	32	33	33	32	31	30	30	30	32	33	33	32	31	29	28	28	31	32	31	31	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	N 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	SE 6
kJ	20	23	24	25	20	17	18	19	24	29	8	8	23	18	1	31	39	42	29	30	1	1	1	34
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 5	N 5	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	N 6	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 7	N 5	—	—	N 6
kJ	—	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	10	9	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SSE 6	—	—	—	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6
kJ	49	53	—	—	—	54	46	56	—	—	—	—	46	54	23	84	93	96	—	80	31	40	36	96
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	662	662	711	706	697	25	662	662	662	706	706	0	706	25	25	0	662	662	706	706	621	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Peninsular Malaysia	Cherating	Cherating						Kijal						Cherating		Batu Buruk	Kijal	Cherating						Kijal
Rating (10 max)	1	1						1						1		1	1	1						1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1				1	2	2	2	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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