KKCity4 — Kota Kinabalu, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Flanegan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Kota Kinabalu

Kota Kinabalu is a town in Sabah, Malaysia. From Kota Kinabalu you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Pulau Manukan, a surf spot 8 km from the centre. Overture lists 348 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is BKI, 6 km away.

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Staying in Kota Kinabalu

348 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: BKI, 6 km, LBU, 118 km, BWN, 171 km

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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 Kota Kinabalu.

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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

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Pulau Manukan8 kmabout 15 min by car

2 ft21 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pulau Manukan, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 s	21kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	1 ft6 s	10kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	1 ft6 s	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	1 ft6 s	8kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	1 ft3 s	3kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	1 ft3 s	3kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	2 ft6 s	37kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Kota Kinabalu, 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 Kota Kinabalu

Suang Tain Seafood RestaurantSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Uncle BOB Fried ChickenChicken · 0.1 km from the centre
雙天海鮮樓Seafood · 0.1 km from the centre
5 Star Hainanese Chicken Rice & BBQ PorkChinese · 0.2 km from the centre
ChubsBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
Der Master Restaurant, Delicatessen Grocer & BarGerman · 0.2 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

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia