Kijal, Malaysia

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About Kijal

Kijal is a town in Terengganu, Malaysia. From Kijal you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Kijal, a surf spot 1.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Kijal

  • 13 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 beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Kijal.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Kijal 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 Kijal: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Kijal1.7 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft9 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, good1 ft5 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the east, 1 knot, fair1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, too small1 ft11 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, fair
All readings for Kijal: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Kijal, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct54, good1 ft6 shollow9kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots31°C
Tue 20Oct34, too small1 ft6 shollow5kJwind from the south, 6 knots31°C
Wed 21Oct34, too small1 ft6 shollow4kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots31°C
Thu 22Oct37, fair1 ft5 shollow4kJwind from the east, 1 knot31°C
Fri 23Oct29, too small1 ft6 shollow3kJwind from the east, 3 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct31, too small1 ft5 shollow3kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots29°C
Sun 25Oct39, fair1 ft9 shollow11kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots30°C
Kemasik10.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Kemasik1 ft8 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, fair1 ft4 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small1 ft7 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, too small
All readings for Kemasik: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Kemasik, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct43, fair1 ft6 smushy8kJwind from the south, 4 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct32, too small1 ft6 smushy4kJwind from the south, 5 knots30°C
Wed 21Oct28, too small1 ft6 smushy4kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct29, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct27, too small1 ft6 smushy2kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct27, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots28°C
Sun 25Oct30, too small1 ft9 scrumbling7kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Kijal, 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 Kijal

  • D&G Kijal Celup TepungSeafood · 1.0 km from the centre
  • Kijal Western1.0 km from the centre
  • Al-Safina1.5 km from the centre
  • Kedai Makan D'Sena0.2 km from the centre
  • KZ ole bola Corner0.3 km from the centre
  • Restoran Sri Kijal Pok Din0.3 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