Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 31 Aug 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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
13
13
13
35
25
25
25
28
30
10
11
15
44
47
22
40
16
13
14
19
6
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
0
NE
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:06AM2.29m
11:33PM2.02m
11:26AM2.11m
00:26AM2.14m
11:46AM1.92m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.72m
5:30PM0.76m
5:25AM0.92m
5:51PM0.63m
6:19AM1.14m
6:17PM0.53m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:12
7:10
 mm
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
4
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
26
26
29
30
28
28
28
27
26
26
29
31
29
28
27
26
26
26
29
30
29
27
26
Feels °C
31
30
33
32
31
32
32
31
31
31
33
34
31
31
31
30
30
31
33
33
32
32
31
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