Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cherating sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.5° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 8PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
28
28
23
20
20
10
8
8
11
11
5
17
22
11
11
8
6
7
16
16
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:40AM2.48m
11:56PM1.89m
12:04PM2.24m
00:56AM1.97m
12:24PM2.02m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.80m
5:45AM0.84m
6:40PM0.70m
6:38AM1.12m
7:07PM0.63m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:16
7:16
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
29
30
30
28
27
26
26
25
28
31
30
28
28
27
26
26
29
31
28
28
28
Feels °C
32
33
34
32
32
30
30
29
32
34
32
32
32
32
31
30
34
34
31
32
32
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