Bandar Penawar, Malaysia
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About Bandar Penawar
Bandar Penawar is a town in Johor, Malaysia. From Bandar Penawar you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Desaru, a surf spot 3.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites.
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Staying in Bandar Penawar
- 23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Stay in Bandar PenawarAd
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Bandar Penawar.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desaru3.6 kmabout 10 min by car | 1 ft4 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, too small | <1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too small | <1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, too small | <1 ft1 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, too small | <1 ft1 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Desaru: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Bandar Penawar, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Places to eat near Bandar Penawar
- Kedai Makan Selera Kampung Din's CornerMalaysian · 0.1 km from the centre
- Bakso Mak Jah Dataran Tasek PenawarIndonesian · 0.2 km from the centre
- MK Swat JalalMiddle eastern · 0.2 km from the centre
- Madura SeafoodMalaysian · 0.3 km from the centre
- No 14 Gerai Makrose Medan SeleraMalaysian · 0.4 km from the centre
- Bazar Ramadhan Bandar PenawarMalaysian · 0.5 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits