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Kijal surfForecast / Peninsular Malaysia / Malaysia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 +08Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kijal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kijal sea temperature is
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kijal today?
The current surf forecast for Kijal at 1PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (+08) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kijal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 719 | 737 | 846 | 865 | 885 | 800 | 800 | 703 | 635 | 329 | 560 | 311 | 281 | 239 | 245 | 245 | 207 | 207 | 190 | 160 | 157 | 143 | 165 | 364 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:21AM 1.75 | 7:41PM 1.99 | 4:53AM 1.58 | 8:12PM 2.22 | 5:29AM 1.45 | 8:42PM 2.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:58AM 0.56 | 1:40AM 1.48 | 12:21PM 0.47 | 3:01AM 1.40 | 12:46PM 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
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