Surf-Forecast | Batu Buruk Surf Guide

Lat Long: 5.33° N 103.15° E

Issued: 1 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Batu Buruk sea temperature is

30.4°C

Batu Buruk surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Photo by: Randy Uthe

Batu Buruk Surf Guide

Batu Buruk in Peninsular Malaysia is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Nov-April (Wet Season) provides best time of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the west southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

Batu Buruk Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	30.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Batu Buruk:

The best conditions reported for surf at Batu Buruk occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Batu Buruk (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Batu Buruk with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 28% of the time in November while 55% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 17% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

28%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

55%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

17%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Batu Buruk Location Map

Interactive Batu Buruk surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Batu Buruk is Sultan Mahmud (Kuala Terengganu) Airport (TGG) in Malaysia, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Batu Buruk is Kerteh Airport (KTE), also in Malaysia, 93 km (58 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Batu Buruk Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 2 November 2026, 07:48 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 02
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	NE	NE
Period (s)	6	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	glass	cross- on

What does Batu Buruk look like?

Latest photos from Batu Buruk. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

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Tides at Batu Buruk

Current tide and informaton

For Kuala Trengganu, Malaysia, 3 km from Batu Buruk.

Next High Water: 03:20am | 1.93m

Next Low Water: 05:18pm | 0.32m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Batu Buruk Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 28.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (30.4 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Batu Buruk won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 30.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite