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Tanjung Batu 31.6

#5281 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇧🇳 Brunei · Brunei and Muara · near Bandar Seri Begawan

Needs the right swell, wind is the enemy here, peaks in November.

Warm waterBeginner
Surf score31.6 /100
Surfable days33% of the year
Clean days1% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell1% period 11 s+
Typical size0.5 m 1.6 ft median
Water29°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Tanjung Batu

The best time to surf Tanjung Batu is October, November, December. It rarely works. In November the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.6 m. The nearest airport is BWN (18 km) and the nearest town is Bandar Seri Begawan (23 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan75%1%0.8 m28°Cboardies
Feb69%1%0.7 m28°Cboardies
Mar19%0%0.5 m27°Cboardies
Apr12%0%0.4 m29°Cboardies
May1%0%0.3 m30°Cboardies
Jun4%0%0.3 m30°Cboardies
Jul15%0%0.4 m30°Cboardies
Aug19%0%0.4 m30°Cboardies
Sep20%0%0.4 m29°Cboardies
Oct34%3%0.5 m29°Cboardies
Nov50%5%0.6 m30°Cboardies
Dec80%3%0.8 m29°Cboardies

Why 31.6

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
8.5
Clean days 24%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
2.7
Wave size 8%
0.0
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
9.5

The detail

Faces 23° with 58% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 98% of days. Mean peak period 6.6 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 63%. Months that work: 4 of 12. Coordinates 5.045, 115.057 (OpenStreetMap).

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