PANDAN BEACH, Malaysia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Bandar Penawar, is 627 km away.

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About PANDAN BEACH

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NE (37°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (217°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.0 km out (1 in 500). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 28°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and December, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Bandar Penawar, is 627 km away.

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 32 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to KCH, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN).
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Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to PANDAN BEACH.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Bandar Penawar, is 627 km away.
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at PANDAN BEACH, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	1 ft6 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	1 ft6 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	1 ft6 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	1 ft6 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	1 ft6 smushy	4kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 smushy	2kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	26kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	28°C
Mon 26Oct	15, too small	1 ft7 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 27Oct	12, too small	1 ft8 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	29°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to KCH, changing at HKG and SIN, then 1h 25 by road. About 32h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to KCH, changing at HKG and SIN, then 1h 25 by road. About 32h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,145–£2,280 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to KCH, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and SIN, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£820–£1,705
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£1,145–£2,280

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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