Overview

Tanjung Balau is a kitesurfing spot in Johor. Northeast monsoon winds blow from November to March. Coastal body of water with tides.

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Spot forecast for Tanjung Balau

Sunrise 06:45 · Sunset 18:50

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

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Swell and waves

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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 0.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 06:22 · 2.2 m Low tide 12:59 · 1.7 m High tide 15:22 · 1.8 m Low tide 23:23 · 1 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 07:16 · 2.2 m Low tide 13:41 · 1.6 m High tide 17:20 · 1.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 00:39 · 1.1 m High tide 07:54 · 2.2 m Low tide 14:11 · 1.5 m High tide 19:04 · 1.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:38 · 1.1 m High tide 08:23 · 2.2 m Low tide 14:35 · 1.3 m High tide 20:14 · 2.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:29 · 1.1 m High tide 08:47 · 2.2 m Low tide 14:58 · 1.1 m High tide 21:08 · 2.3 m

Tanjung Balau: 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

404h

in January · 31 rideable days

The season runs from December to March, peaking in January: 28 rideable days a month and 404 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is November, at 9.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 28 °C. The wettest month is January, with 364 mm.

Monthly averages: Tanjung Balau

Monthly averages — Tanjung Balau — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	31.0	404 h	28 °C	364 mm
February	28.5	371 h	29 °C	74 mm
March	28.5	316 h	30 °C	174 mm
April	12.5	91 h	30 °C	191 mm
May	12.5	63 h	30 °C	254 mm
June	16.0	103 h	31 °C	165 mm
July	25.0	240 h	31 °C	75 mm
August	24.5	202 h	30 °C	125 mm
September	20.5	159 h	30 °C	128 mm
October	17.0	103 h	31 °C	96 mm
November	9.5	69 h	30 °C	316 mm
December	25.5	286 h	28 °C	267 mm

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Technical details of Tanjung Balau spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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