Cherating, Malaysia

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Small crab located at Cherating Beach
Cherating. Photo: Countryball mys123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Cherating

Cherating is a town in Pahang, Malaysia. From Cherating you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Cherating, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 29 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.

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Staying in Cherating

  • 29 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Cherating.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Cherating: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Cherating0.2 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft3 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south-south-east, 0 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, too small
All readings for Cherating: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cherating, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot29°C
Mon 19Oct5, too small1 ft6 smushy4kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots31°C
Tue 20Oct4, too small1 ft6 smushy4kJwind from the south, 3 knots30°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small1 ft6 smushy4kJwind from the south, 2 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct4, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the south-south-east, 0 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small1 ft6 smushy3kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Cherating, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Cherating

  • Kedai MaksuAsian · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Nabil Cafe, CheratingAsian · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Nasi Minyak Mok SuMalaysian · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Warung MoksuBreakfast and brunch · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Intan Restoran Makanan LautSeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Restoran ZalehaAsian · 0.4 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits