Cherating Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.12° N 103.40° E

Cherating 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cherating at 1AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+08) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
NE
7
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
4
2
14
16
12
7
10
4
4
4
7
4
4
14
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
0
ENE
0
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:28AM2.23m
4:54AM2.23m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.59m
7:40PM0.67m
8:46PM0.73m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:04
7:02
 mm
3
1
4
3
1
2
2
Temp °C
28
27
27
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
28
30
29
27
26
Feels °C
33
32
32
29
29
27
28
29
29
30
30
28
28
28
31
33
32
31
30
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