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Tanjung Resang

Surf spot · Malaysia

Is it worth the trip?

6Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 6 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 s
Energy
1kJ
Wind
N 3 kn
Temp
28°C

Tue 3 · 6 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 s
Energy
1kJ
Wind
NW 3 kn
Temp
29°C

Wed 4 · 6 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 s
Energy
1kJ
Wind
SSE 2 kn
Temp
29°C

Thu 5 · 5 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft4 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
SE 3 kn
Temp
28°C

Fri 6 · 4 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft4 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
E 2 kn
Temp
28°C

Sat 7 · 6 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft4 s
Energy
1kJ
Wind
ENE 3 kn
Temp
28°C

Sun 8 · 5 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft4 s
Energy
1kJ
Wind
NNW 4 kn
Temp
29°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 15, too small
  2. Mon 26, too small
  3. Tue 36, too small
  4. Wed 46, too small
  5. Thu 55, too small
  6. Fri 64, too small
  7. Sat 76, too small
  8. Sun 85, too small
  9. Mon 96, too small
  10. Tue 104, too small

The spot in six facts

  • Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
  • Offshore: SWwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 2–7 ftof swell
  • Water 30 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best Nov–Dec1 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tanjung Resang, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov5, too small1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots31°C
Mon 2Nov6, too small1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the north, 3 knots28°C
Tue 3Nov6, too small1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots29°C
Wed 4Nov6, too small1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots29°C
Thu 5Nov5, too smallunder 1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots28°C
Fri 6Nov4, too smallunder 1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the east, 2 knots28°C
Sat 7Nov6, too smallunder 1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots28°C
Sun 8Nov5, too smallunder 1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots29°C
Mon 9Nov6, too small1 ft5 s1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots28°C
Tue 10Nov4, too smallunder 1 ft9 s1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots28°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 01:22 +1.3 mLow 08:09 −0.1 mHigh 11:21 +0.1 mLow 18:26 −1.4 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 02:26 +1.2 mLow 09:29 −0.2 mHigh 12:48 −0.0 mLow 19:37 −1.2 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:30 +1.1 mLow 10:30 −0.3 mHigh 14:46 +0.0 mLow 21:00 −1.0 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Tanjung Resang

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces NE (62°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (242°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.5 km out (1 in 250). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually November and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mersing.

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

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,290–US$2,540 each

about US$1,290–US$2,540 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SIN, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$931–US$1,940
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$54–US$87
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$100–US$167
Food7 days eating outabout US$114–US$208
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,290–US$2,540

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Mersing

Closest

Mersing

30 min by car · 87 places to stay

about US$40/nightcountry average

See 87 places to stay in Mersing · Booking.com

About Mersing its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest beds: Mersing, 17 km (about 30 min by car)

About US$40 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 29h 50m

About 29h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SIN, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 2h 40m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.