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Tropical Beach

South-West, Penang, Malaysia

Tropical Beach 5 photos

  • Sunset in Batu Ferringhi, Penang, Malaysia

    Sunset in Batu Ferringhi, Penang, Malaysia. Eduap, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • 角葉山柰 Kaempferia angustifolia -檳城香料園 Tropical Spice Garden, Penang-

    角葉山柰 Kaempferia angustifolia -檳城香料園 Tropical Spice Garden, Penang-. 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 蔓性野牡丹 Dissotis rotundifolia -檳城香料園 Tropical Spice Garden, Penang-

    蔓性野牡丹 Dissotis rotundifolia -檳城香料園 Tropical Spice Garden, Penang-. 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 肖竹芋 Calathea ornata -檳城香料園 Tropical Spice Garden, Penang-

    肖竹芋 Calathea ornata -檳城香料園 Tropical Spice Garden, Penang-. 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 紫花山柰 Kaempferia elegans -檳城香料園 Tropical Spice Garden, Penang-

    紫花山柰 Kaempferia elegans -檳城香料園 Tropical Spice Garden, Penang-. 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:02 pm
8 am
4.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
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
4.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
4.8
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 Tropical Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
29°C84°F
Water
32°C89°F
Wind
85 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
falling
Rain
90%
Sunset
7:02 pm
Today
4.7Fair8 am42
3.5Poor9 am106
3.5Poor10 am74
3.5Poor11 am43
4.1Fair12 pm64
4.1Fair1 pm42
4.1Fair2 pm53
4.3FairNow85
4.6Fair4 pm74
4.1Fair5 pm74
4.9Fair6 pm53
4.8Fair7 pm21
Sat
3.5Poor8 am43
4.1Fair9 am53
4.2Fair10 am21
4.3Fair11 am43
4.3Fair12 pm53
3.9Poor1 pm106
3.5Poor2 pm64
4.7Fair3 pm74
5.1Fair4 pm96
4.9Fair5 pm74
5.3Fair6 pm53
5.1Fair7 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 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 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.

  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 88%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 76%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 84%
  • 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

  • Restrooms40 m140 ft away
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m170 ft
  • Playground170 m540 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
70 m220 ftHop On Hop Off Bus #19 (Tropical Spice)
Nearest town
6.3 km3.9 miPantai Aceh (village)
Nearest airport
86 km53 miTaiping (Tekah) Airstrip (TPG)

Nearby places

  • Flora CafeFood and drink
    50 m170 ft
  • Food StallsFood and drink
    70 m210 ft
  • Tree Monkey RestaurantRegional
    180 m580 ft
  • Cafe CendolFood and drink
    960 m0.6 mi

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

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