Kerteh, Malaysia

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About Kerteh

Kerteh is a town in Terengganu, Malaysia. From Kerteh you can reach 3 surf spots and 8 dive sites. The nearest is Kerteh, a surf spot 1 km from the centre. Overture lists 22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Kerteh

  • 22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Kerteh.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Kerteh too.

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 Kerteh: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Kijal18.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Kijal, 2 km1 ft11 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, offshore, poor1 ft6 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, poor1 ft4 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Kijal: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kijal, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct13, poor1 ft6 shollow11kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, offshore30°C
Mon 19Oct7, poor1 ft6 shollow6kJwind from the south, 4 knots31°C
Tue 20Oct5, too small1 ft6 shollow4kJwind from the south, 6 knots31°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small1 ft6 shollow4kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct5, too small1 ft5 shollow4kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot31°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small1 ft6 shollow3kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small1 ft5 shollow3kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots31°C
Kemasik9.3 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Kemasik1 ft9 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, poor1 ft6 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, poor1 ft4 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south, 1 knot, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south-east, 1 knot, too small
All readings for Kemasik: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kemasik, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct12, poor1 ft6 smushy9kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct6, poor1 ft6 smushy6kJwind from the south, 3 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct4, too small1 ft6 smushy4kJwind from the south, 6 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small1 ft6 smushy3kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct4, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the south, 1 knot29°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small1 ft6 smushy3kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the south-east, 1 knot29°C
Kerteh1 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft9 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, too small1 ft6 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, too small
All readings for Kerteh: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kerteh, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct5, too small1 ft6 smushy9kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct3, too small1 ft6 smushy6kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots31°C
Tue 20Oct2, too small1 ft6 smushy4kJwind from the south, 5 knots31°C
Wed 21Oct2, too small1 ft6 smushy3kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct3, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small1 ft6 smushy3kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct3, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Kerteh, 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).

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Places to eat near Kerteh

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