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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

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (131°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (311°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–18 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.3 km out (1 in 435). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Cherating, 0.2 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport (SZB), changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).

    See flights ORD → SZB · Skyscanner from about £825 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 4 h 20 from the airport to Cherating.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in CheratingAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Cherating · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Cherating · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Cherating on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct41 ft5 smushy3kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct51 ft6 smushy4kJ31°C
Tue 20Oct41 ft6 smushy4kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct41 ft6 smushy4kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct41 ft5 smushy3kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct41 ft6 smushy3kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct41 ft5 smushy3kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct51 ft6 smushy6kJ31°C
Mon 26Oct41 ft6 smushy5kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct2under 1 ft5 s1kJ28°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to SZB, changing at HKG, then 4h 20 by road. About 31h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to SZB, changing at HKG, then 4h 20 by road. About 31h 20 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,315–£2,565 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SZB, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£825–£1,710
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£1,315–£2,565

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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

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