Overview

Long Beach is the main beach of Pulau Perhentian Kecil (the smaller Perhentian Island), located off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia in Terengganu State. This paradise island offers crystal-clear turquoise waters and an exceptional tropical setting. The spot works mainly with northeast winds during the monsoon (November to March), which is also the rainy season. The southwest monsoon (June to September) brings southwest winds. The island is generally closed to tourists during the northeast monsoon (November to February) due to rough seas.

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Spot forecast for Perhentian Kecil - Long Beach

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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 3.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 04:07 · 1.6 m Low tide 17:39 · 0.6 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 04:56 · 1.6 m Low tide 16:01 · 0.7 m High tide 18:33 · 0.7 m Low tide 19:30 · 0.7 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:32 · 1.5 m Low tide 13:49 · 0.7 m High tide 18:51 · 0.9 m Low tide 22:04 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 06:00 · 1.5 m Low tide 13:28 · 0.7 m High tide 19:20 · 1.1 m Low tide 23:44 · 0.9 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 06:24 · 1.4 m Low tide 13:11 · 0.6 m High tide 19:51 · 1.3 m

Perhentian Kecil - Long 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

246h

in January · 28 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in January: 19 rideable days a month and 246 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is August, at 2 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is November, with 846 mm.

Monthly averages: Perhentian Kecil - Long Beach

Monthly averages — Perhentian Kecil - Long 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	28.0	246 h	27 °C	278 mm
February	15.5	96 h	27 °C	101 mm
March	19.0	128 h	28 °C	57 mm
April	7.5	27 h	29 °C	143 mm
May	5.0	24 h	30 °C	210 mm
June	4.0	16 h	29 °C	159 mm
July	6.5	20 h	29 °C	100 mm
August	2.0	17 h	29 °C	170 mm
September	4.0	20 h	29 °C	119 mm
October	4.0	17 h	29 °C	215 mm
November	14.0	82 h	28 °C	846 mm
December	18.5	145 h	27 °C	414 mm

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Technical details of Perhentian Kecil - Long Beach spot

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, SW, WSW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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