Check the Beach

Moonlight Bay

North-East, Penang, Malaysia

Moonlight Bay 5 photos

  • Colorful sunset at beach in penang

    Colorful sunset at beach in penang. epSos.de, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Sunset over the beach at Batu Ferringhi, Penang - 53830036356

    Sunset over the beach at Batu Ferringhi, Penang - 53830036356. philip.mallis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sunset over the beach at Batu Ferringhi, Penang - 53830370139

    Sunset over the beach at Batu Ferringhi, Penang - 53830370139. philip.mallis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Beach at Batu Ferringhi, Penang - 53830468355

    Beach at Batu Ferringhi, Penang - 53830468355. philip.mallis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Beach at Batu Ferringhi, Penang - 53830468525

    Beach at Batu Ferringhi, Penang - 53830468525. philip.mallis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, 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
Now
4.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
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 Moonlight Bay.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
27°C80°F
Water
32°C89°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NW
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
8 high
Tide
falling
Rain
76%
Sunset
7:02 pm
Today
5.7Good8 am42
3.5Poor9 am106
3.5Poor10 am74
3.5Poor11 am43
4.4FairNow64
4.4Fair1 pm42
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 ftNow6 pm12 am6 am12 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m990 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 530 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
120 m390 ftMoonlight Cafe
Nearest town
8.7 km5.4 miAyer Itam (city)
Nearest airport
85 km53 miTaiping (Tekah) Airstrip (TPG)

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

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