Cherating
Surf spot · Malaysia
Is it worth the trip?
15Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same, usually
Mon 2 · 15 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Tue 3 · 15 out of 100
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Wed 4 · 15 out of 100
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Thu 5 · 15 out of 100
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Fri 6 · 15 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 15 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 15 out of 100
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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 4–18 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2to 8usually | 2 ft6 s | 25kJ | N | 28°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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Photos of Cherating
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Cherating
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are 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 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,280–US$2,520 each
about US$1,280–US$2,520 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to SZB, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$925–US$1,920 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$54–US$87 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$100–US$167 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$114–US$208 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,280–US$2,520 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
about 5 min by car · 29 places to stay
about US$40/nightcountry average
About Cherating its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Kijal on Booking.com
about 45 min by car · 13 places to stay
- Beds in Beserah on Booking.com
about 55 min by car · 33 places to stay
About US$40 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 31h 20m
About 31h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SZB, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 4h 20m by road
Flights ORD → SZB on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
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