Lutong Beach kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Malaysia · Sarawak

Spot currently openIntermediate level 4.46 | 114

Overview

Lutong Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on the north coast of Sarawak, in the Malaysian part of Borneo, near the city of Miri. The spot offers an open water body on the South China Sea. Northeast winds prevail during the northeast monsoon (November to March) and southwest winds during the southwest monsoon (June to September). The beach is sandy and fairly spacious. Tides influence sailing conditions.
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Spot forecast for Lutong Beach

Sunrise 06:08 · Sunset 18:09

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 7.1 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now02:531.7 m14:070.6 m03:571.6 m14:470.7 m06:051.5 m15:180.7 m22:301.4 m03:081.3 m08:331.5 m15:430.8 m22:301.5 m04:081.1 m09:541.5 m16:031 m22:311.5 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.4 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.5 m

Lutong Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

116h

in February · 15.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are February, January and March, at 14 rideable days and 29 °C. The low point is May, at 4.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 14.5 rideable days J February: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d F March: 13 rideable days M April: 5 rideable days A May: 4.5 rideable days4.5 d M June: 10 rideable days J July: 9.5 rideable days J August: 6.5 rideable days A September: 10.5 rideable days S October: 10 rideable days O November: 9.5 rideable days N December: 4.5 rideable days4.5 d D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 14.5 rideable days J February: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d F March: 13 rideable days M April: 5 rideable days A May: 4.5 rideable days4.5 d M June: 10 rideable days J July: 9.5 rideable days J August: 6.5 rideable days A September: 10.5 rideable days S October: 10 rideable days O November: 9.5 rideable days N December: 4.5 rideable days4.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 99%13-20 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 99% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 29 °C. The wettest month is December, with 450 mm.

Monthly averages: Lutong Beach
Monthly averages — Lutong Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 14.5 120 h 29 °C 409 mm
February 15.5 116 h 29 °C 171 mm
March 13.0 100 h 30 °C 210 mm
April 5.0 21 h 30 °C 266 mm
May 4.5 26 h 30 °C 291 mm
June 10.0 51 h 31 °C 261 mm
July 9.5 47 h 31 °C 115 mm
August 6.5 40 h 30 °C 340 mm
September 10.5 63 h 30 °C 211 mm
October 10.0 65 h 30 °C 194 mm
November 9.5 51 h 30 °C 341 mm
December 4.5 20 h 29 °C 450 mm

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Technical details of Lutong Beach spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, SSW, SW, WSW.

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