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Cherating surf break

Cherating surfForecast / Peninsular Malaysia / Malaysia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 +08
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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
27.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cherating today?

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 12PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
Period(s) (?)777777777777777777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3029293031323334343434395049105102131156189205103233264277
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50AM
1.42
11:22PM
2.85
9:40AM
1.43
11:51PM
2.79
10:35AM
1.45
12:18AM
2.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
1.31
3:32PM
0.15
6:30AM
1.26
4:08PM
0.22
6:53AM
1.19
4:45PM
0.38
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-7:18-------7:18-------7:20------
Sunset----7:14-------7:15-------7:15---
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232326272625242323232527262524242424262727252423
Feels °C (?)252528282626252525252627262525262625262526252524
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