Kuantan, Malaysia

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Kuantan Street - Wall St
Kuantan, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Only Truth at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Kuantan

Kuantan is a town in Pahang, Malaysia. From Kuantan you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Teluk Cempedak, a surf spot 5.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 92 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Kuantan

  • 92 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 intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Kuantan.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you.

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 Kuantan: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Teluk Cempedak5.9 kmabout 10 min by car1 ft4 kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small
All readings for Teluk Cempedak: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Teluk Cempedak, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct10, too small1 ft5 smushy4kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore29°C
Mon 19Oct7, too small1 ft6 smushy4kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct5, too small1 ft6 smushy3kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct6, too small1 ft6 smushy3kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the south, 2 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct6, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots29°C

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

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