Sea weather in Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia All the beach weather in Kota Kinabalu

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Kota Kinabalu over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Kota Kinabalu. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Thursday 29 January 202677°F to 81°Frecommended
Friday 30 January 202677°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 31 January 202672°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 1 February 202677°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Monday 2 February 202677°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 3 February 202677°F to 81°Frecommended
Wednesday 4 February 202677°F to 79°Frecommended

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Kota Kinabalu

Sea weather on Thursday 29 January 2026

On Thursday 29 January 2026, the sun will rise at 06:33 and will set at 18:24 on the beach(es) of Kota Kinabalu. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 77°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.2in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 8.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 12.4mph). Wave height will be up to 2.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature26°C (78°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)
Perceived temperature29°C (84°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)
Precipitation0.1in0.1in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity87%88%83%78%81%77%76%80%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1012 hPa
Cloud cover46%42%58%34%20%48%71%25%
Heat index29°C (84°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)
Dew point23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)
Wind
Speed13km/h (8mph)9km/h (6mph)5km/h (3mph)4km/h (3mph)12km/h (7mph)7km/h (4mph)2km/h (1mph)7km/h (4mph)
Gusts20km/h (12mph)14km/h (9mph)8km/h (5mph)6km/h (4mph)18km/h (11mph)10km/h (6mph)3km/h (2mph)10km/h (6mph)
Direction 40°
NE
132°
SE
108°
ESE
58°
ENE
315°
NW
338°
NNW
25°
NNE
139°
SE
Wind chill26°C (78°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)
Waves
Height0.8m (2.5ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.8ft)0.6m (2.1ft)
Direction 335°
NNW
334°
NNW
333°
NNW
333°
NNW
333°
NNW
334°
NNW
337°
NNW
342°
NNW
Period6.0 sec.6.0 sec.6.0 sec.6.0 sec.6.0 sec.6.0 sec.6.0 sec.6.0 sec.
Significant height1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)

Sea weather on Friday 30 January 2026

On Friday 30 January 2026, the sun will rise at 06:33 and will set at 18:25 on the beach(es) of Kota Kinabalu. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 77°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.1in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 17.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.2mph). Wave height will be up to 2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)
Perceived temperature29°C (84°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0.1in
Humidity83%82%80%75%75%74%82%85%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1014 hPa
Cloud cover62%58%42%34%25%51%40%52%
Heat index29°C (84°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)
Wind
Speed8km/h (5mph)8km/h (5mph)7km/h (4mph)3km/h (2mph)8km/h (5mph)3km/h (2mph)15km/h (9mph)28km/h (17mph)
Gusts12km/h (7mph)11km/h (7mph)10km/h (6mph)4km/h (2mph)13km/h (8mph)5km/h (3mph)21km/h (13mph)39km/h (24mph)
Direction 90°
E
82°
E
87°
E
101°
E
315°
NW
258°
WSW
169°
SSE
210°
SSW
Wind chill26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.5m (1.8ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.8ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (1.9ft)
Direction 345°
NNW
343°
NNW
342°
NNW
341°
NNW
340°
NNW
341°
NNW
350°
N
343°
NNW
Period6.2 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.2 sec.6.4 sec.6.3 sec.5.7 sec.6.0 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 31 January 2026

On Saturday 31 January 2026, the sun will rise at 06:33 and will set at 18:25 on the beach(es) of Kota Kinabalu. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 72°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 20.5mph). Wave height will be up to 2.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)22°C (72°F)25°C (76°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)
Perceived temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (80°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity86%85%85%81%78%72%77%78%
Barometric pressure1014 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1014 hPa1012 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1013 hPa
Cloud cover68%42%17%24%14%14%86%27%
Heat index27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (80°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)
Dew point22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (71°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (67°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)
Wind
Speed15km/h (9mph)5km/h (3mph)18km/h (11mph)10km/h (6mph)6km/h (4mph)14km/h (9mph)23km/h (15mph)17km/h (11mph)
Gusts25km/h (15mph)7km/h (4mph)25km/h (15mph)13km/h (8mph)13km/h (8mph)29km/h (18mph)33km/h (20mph)24km/h (15mph)
Direction 202°
SSW
63°
ENE
48°
NE
54°
NE

N

N
26°
NNE
40°
NE
Wind chill25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)22°C (72°F)25°C (76°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.5ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.8ft)0.8m (2.8ft)
Direction 341°
NNW
341°
NNW
341°
NNW
341°
NNW
341°
NNW

N
356°
N
355°
N
Period7.0 sec.8.3 sec.8.3 sec.8.3 sec.8.4 sec.5.8 sec.5.8 sec.8.4 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 1 February 2026

On Sunday 1 February 2026, the sun will rise at 06:33 and will set at 18:25 on the beach(es) of Kota Kinabalu. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 77°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 19.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 27.3mph). Wave height will be up to 3.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature26°C (79°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)
Perceived temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity79%82%81%78%75%79%82%82%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1014 hPa1012 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1013 hPa
Cloud cover38%96%89%85%32%46%50%34%
Heat index28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)
Dew point22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)
Wind
Speed7km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)9km/h (6mph)9km/h (6mph)14km/h (9mph)28km/h (18mph)31km/h (19mph)28km/h (17mph)
Gusts10km/h (6mph)9km/h (5mph)13km/h (8mph)12km/h (8mph)22km/h (14mph)41km/h (26mph)44km/h (28mph)40km/h (25mph)
Direction 54°
NE
83°
E
53°
NE
46°
NE
13°
NNE
16°
NNE
19°
NNE
23°
NNE
Wind chill26°C (79°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.2ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.5ft)0.5m (1.6ft)1.0m (3.2ft)1.0m (3.1ft)
Direction 352°
N
351°
N
349°
NNW
349°
N
350°
N
349°
NNW
355°
N
354°
N
Period5.0 sec.5.0 sec.5.0 sec.4.9 sec.4.9 sec.8.0 sec.8.0 sec.8.0 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)

Sea weather on Monday 2 February 2026

On Monday 2 February 2026, the sun will rise at 06:33 and will set at 18:25 on the beach(es) of Kota Kinabalu. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 77°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 13.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 23.6mph). Wave height will be up to 3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Perceived temperature29°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity85%85%84%79%79%77%81%81%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1014 hPa1012 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa
Cloud cover28%59%55%38%27%59%45%48%
Heat index29°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)
Wind
Speed22km/h (14mph)21km/h (13mph)12km/h (8mph)5km/h (3mph)11km/h (7mph)17km/h (10mph)18km/h (11mph)12km/h (8mph)
Gusts38km/h (23mph)30km/h (19mph)20km/h (12mph)7km/h (4mph)17km/h (10mph)24km/h (15mph)26km/h (16mph)18km/h (11mph)
Direction 40°
NE
42°
NE
57°
ENE
84°
E

N
22°
NNE
25°
NNE
38°
NE
Wind chill26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Waves
Height0.9m (2.9ft)0.7m (2.4ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.7m (2.1ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.7ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Direction 352°
N
346°
NNW
342°
NNW
341°
NNW
345°
NNW
178°
S

N
117°
ESE
Period9.7 sec.9.2 sec.5.2 sec.5.3 sec.6.0 sec.6.8 sec.6.7 sec.6.6 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 3 February 2026

On Tuesday 3 February 2026, the sun will rise at 06:33 and will set at 18:26 on the beach(es) of Kota Kinabalu. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 77°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 7.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 9.3mph). Wave height will be up to 2.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Perceived temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (83°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity83%83%84%81%78%77%75%78%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1012 hPa
Cloud cover44%38%44%55%44%50%52%38%
Heat index28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (83°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)
Wind
Speed6km/h (4mph)9km/h (5mph)12km/h (7mph)8km/h (5mph)5km/h (3mph)4km/h (2mph)4km/h (2mph)6km/h (4mph)
Gusts9km/h (5mph)12km/h (8mph)15km/h (10mph)11km/h (7mph)7km/h (4mph)5km/h (3mph)5km/h (3mph)9km/h (6mph)
Direction 88°
E
182°
S
180°
S
199°
SSW
270°
W
210°
SSW
40°
NE
110°
ESE
Wind chill26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)
Direction 340°
NNW
340°
NNW
340°
NNW
338°
NNW
339°
NNW
339°
NNW
338°
NNW
337°
NNW
Period6.6 sec.6.8 sec.7.3 sec.7.8 sec.8.1 sec.8.2 sec.8.3 sec.8.9 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 4 February 2026

On Wednesday 4 February 2026, the sun will rise at 06:33 and will set at 18:26 on the beach(es) of Kota Kinabalu. The outside temperature will be a high of 79°F t and a low of 77°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 5.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 8.1mph). Wave height will be up to 2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)
Perceived temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity82%82%80%78%76%80%87%85%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa
Cloud cover51%55%42%31%41%56%60%47%
Heat index28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Dew point22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)
Wind
Speed7km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)5km/h (3mph)5km/h (3mph)6km/h (4mph)9km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)5km/h (3mph)
Gusts11km/h (7mph)9km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)8km/h (5mph)9km/h (6mph)13km/h (8mph)12km/h (7mph)7km/h (4mph)
Direction 127°
SE
139°
SE
131°
SE
183°
S
317°
NW
244°
WSW
45°
NE
77°
ENE
Wind chill25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Direction 335°
NNW
336°
NNW
336°
NNW
336°
NNW
336°
NNW
337°
NNW
337°
NNW
338°
NNW
Period9.9 sec.9.7 sec.9.6 sec.9.5 sec.9.3 sec.9.2 sec.9.1 sec.9.1 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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