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Cat Beach

South-West, Penang, Malaysia

Cat Beach 5 photos

  • Hard Day S Work

    Hard Day S Work. Sean Lanigan, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Jetty near Penang national park

    Jetty near Penang national park. Pavel Kirillov from St.Petersburg, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Unsolid Ground

    Unsolid Ground. Sean Lanigan, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Jetty at Teluk Bahang - panoramio

    Jetty at Teluk Bahang - panoramio. Richard Horvath, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Harbour and Batu Ferringhi Skyline - Penang National Park (Taman Negara Pulau Pinang) - Penang - Malaysia

    Harbour and Batu Ferringhi Skyline - Penang National Park (Taman Negara Pulau Pinang) - Penang - Malaysia. Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:02 pm
8 am
5.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
3.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
4.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Cat Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
32°C89°F
Wind
42 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2013 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
8 very high
Tide
falling
Rain
88%
Sunset
7:02 pm
Today
5.7Good8 am42
3.5Poor9 am106
3.5Poor10 am74
3.5Poor11 am43
4.4Fair12 pm64
4.4FairNow42
4.2Fair2 pm53
4.2Fair3 pm85
4.3Fair4 pm74
4.1Fair5 pm74
4.4Fair6 pm53
4.4Fair7 pm21
Sat
3.5Poor8 am43
4.3Fair9 am53
4.4Fair10 am21
4.5Fair11 am43
4.5Fair12 pm53
3.9Poor1 pm106
3.4Poor2 pm64
4.8Fair3 pm74
5.0Fair4 pm96
4.9Fair5 pm74
5.1Fair6 pm53
4.9Fair7 pm42
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 5 pm, -0.1 m. High at 11 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 5 am, <0.1 m. High at 11 am, 1.1 mLow 5 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 5 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 11 am, 1.1 m4 ftNow7 pm1 am7 am1 pm
  • Low 5 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 11 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 5 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.1 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 96%
  • Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 84%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 65%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 92%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 3 km/h2 mph, rain 95%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Drinking water320 m0.2 mi away
  • Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 200 m660 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
280 m920 ft
Nearest town
5.2 km3.2 miPantai Aceh (village)
Nearest airport
87 km54 miTaiping (Tekah) Airstrip (TPG)

Nearby places

  • Roti CanaiFood and drink
    200 m660 ft
  • Nasi Kandar Al KhaleelFood and drink
    340 m0.2 mi
  • Food Mkt StallFood and drink
    360 m0.2 mi
  • Belimbing Cafe CateringFood and drink
    380 m0.2 mi
  • MelatiSeafood
    390 m0.2 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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