Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 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 (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 12AM is: 1.0m 5s 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 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
1
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
6
48
67
24
57
51
19
29
25
127
120
42
30
31
26
26
10
62
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:16PM1.48m
9:56AM2.64m
9:06PM1.60m
10:20AM2.58m
9:55PM1.73m
Low Tide
4:26PM1.19m
2:31AM0.40m
4:40PM1.11m
3:12AM0.45m
4:55PM1.01m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:14
7:13
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
26
26
26
29
31
28
28
27
26
26
25
29
31
29
28
28
Feels °C
30
31
30
29
30
30
32
33
30
30
30
29
30
29
32
33
32
31
32
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