Best Kitespots in Malaysia

6 spots · Asia

Kite days peak in January at 32 %.

Median of 6 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 6 spots
Median kite days: 11 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 30 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Kuantan; 15 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Malaysia

Malaysia has 6 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 11 % kite days over the year; Kuantan leads with 15 %. The spots spread over 6 regions.

Water 29 to 32 °C over the year.

Best time to visit Malaysia

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Kite days at the median spot range from 0 % in May to 32 % in January.

Water 29 °C in January to 32 °C in May. Air 28 °C in January to 30 °C in May, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Malaysia: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Malaysia?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is January with 32 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Malaysia?

Kuantan has the most kite days in Malaysia: 15 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Malaysia?

The water ranges from 29 °C in January to 32 °C in May at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in January, boardshorts in May.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Kuantan
Malaysia
15 %
2
Jason Bay
Malaysia
14 %
3
Pulau Perhentian Kecil
Malaysia
13 %
4
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Malaysia
9 %
5
Tanjung Rhu Beach
Malaysia
5 %
6
Penang, Malaysia
Malaysia
1 %

Good for learning

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None checked in Malaysia yet.

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Kuantan leads with 15 % kite days per year, followed by Jason Bay (14 %) and Pulau Perhentian Kecil (13 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Kuantan
Malaysia
15 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Kuantan: Jan 56 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 25 %, Apr 2 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 1 %, Aug 1 %, Sep 1 %, Oct 1 %, Nov 4 %, Dec 43 %
2
Jason Bay
Malaysia
14 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Jason Bay: Jan 53 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 22 %, Apr 1 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 3 %, Aug 2 %, Sep 4 %, Oct 0 %, Nov 1 %, Dec 28 %
3
Pulau Perhentian Kecil
Malaysia
13 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Pulau Perhentian Kecil: Jan 42 %, Feb 34 %, Mar 17 %, Apr 3 %, May 6 %, Jun 1 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 1 %, Sep 1 %, Oct 8 %, Nov 12 %, Dec 32 %
4
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Malaysia
9 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Jan 21 %, Feb 25 %, Mar 13 %, Apr 2 %, May 0 %, Jun 3 %, Jul 7 %, Aug 7 %, Sep 8 %, Oct 13 %, Nov 4 %, Dec 8 %
5
Tanjung Rhu Beach
Malaysia
5 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Tanjung Rhu Beach: Jan 14 %, Feb 15 %, Mar 2 %, Apr 0 %, May 1 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 1 %, Aug 2 %, Sep 2 %, Oct 3 %, Nov 4 %, Dec 12 %
6
Penang, Malaysia
Malaysia
1 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Penang, Malaysia: Jan 2 %, Feb 3 %, Mar 0 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 1 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 1 %, Oct 1 %, Nov 1 %, Dec 1 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Malaysia: median of 6 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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