Bandar Penawar, Malaysia

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Desaru Beach
Desaru. Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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)

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Where it is

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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Bandar Penawar: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Desaru3.6 kmabout 10 min by car1 ft4 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, too small1 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
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Desaru, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct6, too small1 ft5 smushy4kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct4, too small1 ft5 s1kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct5, too small1 ft4 smushy1kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft5 s1kJwind from the east, 6 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft5 s1kJwind from the east, 5 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct4, too smallunder 1 ft5 s1kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft6 s1kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore29°C

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