Overview

Tanjung Bungah Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on the north coast of Penang Island in Malaysia. The beach offers a tropical setting with views of the Strait of Malacca. Northeast winds prevail during the northeast monsoon (November to March), offering the best conditions. The southwest monsoon (June to September) brings southwest sector winds. The bottom is sandy and the water body is open.

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Spot forecast for Tanjung Bungah Beach

Sunrise 07:04 · Sunset 19:03

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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 4.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:08 · 1.4 m High tide 04:10 · 1.6 m Low tide 14:00 · 1.1 m High tide 22:25 · 1.6 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:48 · 1.4 m High tide 09:42 · 1.7 m Low tide 15:45 · 1 m High tide 22:52 · 1.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 04:36 · 1.2 m High tide 10:31 · 1.8 m Low tide 16:33 · 0.8 m High tide 23:17 · 2.1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 05:14 · 1 m High tide 11:08 · 2 m Low tide 17:11 · 0.7 m High tide 23:42 · 2.3 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 05:51 · 0.8 m High tide 11:43 · 2.1 m Low tide 17:49 · 0.5 m

Tanjung Bungah Beach: when to go?

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Season · peak

35h

in January · 5 rideable days

The season runs from November to January, peaking in January: 4 rideable days a month and 35 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is June, at 0 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%13-20 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is November, at 29 °C. The wettest month is May, with 609 mm.

Monthly averages: Tanjung Bungah Beach

Monthly averages — Tanjung Bungah 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	5.0	35 h	31 °C	202 mm
February	1.5	10 h	32 °C	222 mm
March	2.0	8 h	33 °C	299 mm
April	0.5	3 h	31 °C	510 mm
May	0.5	5 h	31 °C	609 mm
June	0.0	2 h	31 °C	242 mm
July	4.5	21 h	32 °C	105 mm
August	1.5	6 h	31 °C	422 mm
September	0.5	2 h	30 °C	287 mm
October	0.0	0 h	30 °C	437 mm
November	4.0	29 h	29 °C	396 mm
December	3.0	16 h	31 °C	203 mm

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Technical details of Tanjung Bungah Beach spot

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