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
Saturday 13 December 202574°F to 83°Frecommended
Sunday 14 December 202574°F to 83°Frecommended
Monday 15 December 202574°F to 83°Frecommended
Tuesday 16 December 202574°F to 83°Frecommended
Wednesday 17 December 202579°F to 83°Frecommended
Thursday 18 December 202579°F to 83°Frecommended
Friday 19 December 202579°F to 83°Frecommended

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

Sea weather on Saturday 13 December 2025

On Saturday 13 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:16 and will set at 18:03 on the beach(es) of Kota Kinabalu. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 74°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 6.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 10.6mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)23°C (74°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)25°C (77°F)30°C (86°F)32°C (89°F)31°C (89°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity80%79%77%73%76%75%75%79%
Barometric pressure1008 hPa1007 hPa1007 hPa1009 hPa1008 hPa1005 hPa1006 hPa1008 hPa
Cloud cover33%26%9%6%8%35%72%6%
Heat index30°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)25°C (77°F)30°C (86°F)32°C (89°F)31°C (89°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)19°C (66°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (74°F)24°C (75°F)
Wind
Speed7km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)3km/h (2mph)8km/h (5mph)9km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)11km/h (7mph)
Gusts10km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)9km/h (6mph)4km/h (3mph)17km/h (11mph)15km/h (9mph)11km/h (7mph)16km/h (10mph)
Direction 147°
SSE
118°
ESE
130°
SE
132°
SE
311°
NW
331°
NNW
356°
N
139°
SE
Wind chill27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)23°C (74°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Direction 340°
NNW
340°
NNW
341°
NNW
341°
NNW
341°
NNW
341°
NNW
341°
NNW
342°
NNW
Period8.2 sec.7.9 sec.7.8 sec.7.9 sec.7.9 sec.7.9 sec.7.9 sec.7.9 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 14 December 2025

On Sunday 14 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:17 and will set at 18:04 on the beach(es) of Kota Kinabalu. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 74°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 8.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 11.8mph). Wave height will be up to 2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)23°C (74°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (87°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)25°C (77°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%77%74%69%73%75%74%77%
Barometric pressure1008 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover11%79%3%3%4%17%87%12%
Heat index30°C (87°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)25°C (77°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)18°C (65°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (74°F)
Wind
Speed6km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)7km/h (4mph)3km/h (2mph)8km/h (5mph)13km/h (8mph)12km/h (7mph)10km/h (6mph)
Gusts8km/h (5mph)9km/h (6mph)10km/h (6mph)4km/h (2mph)16km/h (10mph)19km/h (12mph)17km/h (10mph)15km/h (9mph)
Direction 90°
E
146°
SSE
147°
SSE
103°
ESE
329°
NNW
325°
NW
338°
NNW
138°
SE
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)23°C (74°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.5ft)0.6m (1.9ft)
Direction 341°
NNW
341°
NNW
340°
NNW
340°
NNW
340°
NNW
340°
NNW
340°
NNW
352°
N
Period5.4 sec.5.5 sec.5.5 sec.7.6 sec.7.3 sec.7.3 sec.7.3 sec.5.4 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)

Sea weather on Monday 15 December 2025

On Monday 15 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:17 and will set at 18:04 on the beach(es) of Kota Kinabalu. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 74°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 6.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 10.6mph). Wave height will be up to 2.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)23°C (73°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (86°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)25°C (77°F)29°C (85°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (87°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%77%75%69%72%70%76%73%
Barometric pressure1008 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1010 hPa1008 hPa1006 hPa1006 hPa1008 hPa
Cloud cover8%7%7%9%9%76%34%32%
Heat index30°C (86°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)25°C (77°F)29°C (85°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (87°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (69°F)18°C (64°F)21°C (70°F)23°C (74°F)22°C (72°F)
Wind
Speed7km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)7km/h (4mph)4km/h (2mph)8km/h (5mph)8km/h (5mph)4km/h (2mph)10km/h (6mph)
Gusts10km/h (6mph)9km/h (5mph)10km/h (6mph)5km/h (3mph)17km/h (11mph)12km/h (7mph)6km/h (4mph)16km/h (10mph)
Direction 93°
E
99°
E
131°
SE
92°
E
292°
WNW
321°
NW
159°
SSE
147°
SSE
Wind chill27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)23°C (73°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Direction 347°
NNW
347°
NNW
342°
NNW
338°
NNW
335°
NNW
335°
NNW
335°
NNW
336°
NNW
Period5.6 sec.5.8 sec.6.1 sec.8.5 sec.9.0 sec.9.0 sec.9.1 sec.9.3 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 16 December 2025

On Tuesday 16 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:18 and will set at 18:05 on the beach(es) of Kota Kinabalu. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 74°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 8.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 13.1mph). Wave height will be up to 2.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)24°C (75°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature31°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (85°F)26°C (78°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0.1in0in0in
Humidity73%74%73%70%73%77%74%78%
Barometric pressure1008 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1009 hPa1008 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover34%17%17%14%12%55%59%78%
Heat index31°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (85°F)26°C (78°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)
Dew point22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)19°C (66°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)
Wind
Speed5km/h (3mph)4km/h (3mph)5km/h (3mph)5km/h (3mph)10km/h (6mph)13km/h (8mph)6km/h (4mph)7km/h (4mph)
Gusts8km/h (5mph)6km/h (4mph)8km/h (5mph)7km/h (4mph)21km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)9km/h (5mph)12km/h (7mph)
Direction 105°
ESE
148°
SSE
125°
SE
169°
SSE
315°
NW
325°
NW
308°
NW
172°
S
Wind chill28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)24°C (75°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.2ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (1.9ft)
Direction 334°
NNW
334°
NNW
335°
NNW
335°
NNW
333°
NNW
334°
NNW
335°
NNW
335°
NNW
Period9.5 sec.9.5 sec.9.3 sec.9.2 sec.11.5 sec.11.0 sec.10.8 sec.10.7 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 17 December 2025

On Wednesday 17 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:18 and will set at 18:05 on the beach(es) of Kota Kinabalu. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 79°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 11.2mph). Wave height will be up to 2.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (83°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (87°F)31°C (87°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%76%76%73%75%75%73%74%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover26%19%29%30%24%29%79%60%
Heat index30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (83°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (87°F)31°C (87°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Wind
Speed12km/h (8mph)5km/h (3mph)6km/h (4mph)2km/h (1mph)11km/h (7mph)9km/h (5mph)3km/h (2mph)5km/h (3mph)
Gusts18km/h (11mph)8km/h (5mph)9km/h (6mph)3km/h (2mph)17km/h (11mph)12km/h (8mph)5km/h (3mph)7km/h (4mph)
Direction 161°
SSE
136°
SE
144°
SE
184°
S
279°
W
289°
WNW
333°
NNW
64°
ENE
Wind chill27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (1.9ft)0.5m (1.8ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.5ft)0.7m (2.4ft)0.7m (2.4ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Direction 336°
NNW
336°
NNW
337°
NNW
342°
NNW
343°
NNW
343°
NNW
343°
NNW
345°
NNW
Period10.6 sec.10.4 sec.10.3 sec.10.5 sec.10.3 sec.10.0 sec.9.8 sec.9.5 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 18 December 2025

On Thursday 18 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:19 and will set at 18:06 on the beach(es) of Kota Kinabalu. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 79°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 9.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 13.7mph). Wave height will be up to 2.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)30°C (87°F)31°C (89°F)31°C (88°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%80%78%76%75%73%75%77%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1008 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa
Cloud cover61%41%31%32%22%33%55%44%
Heat index30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)30°C (87°F)31°C (89°F)31°C (88°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (74°F)
Wind
Speed5km/h (3mph)5km/h (3mph)6km/h (4mph)5km/h (3mph)8km/h (5mph)13km/h (8mph)16km/h (10mph)12km/h (7mph)
Gusts7km/h (4mph)7km/h (4mph)8km/h (5mph)7km/h (4mph)12km/h (8mph)19km/h (12mph)22km/h (14mph)17km/h (10mph)
Direction 123°
ESE
139°
SE
118°
ESE
154°
SSE
315°
NW
236°
WSW
25°
NNE
40°
NE
Wind chill27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Waves
Height0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Direction 347°
NNW
347°
NNW
348°
NNW
351°
N
351°
N
351°
N
352°
N
352°
N
Period9.1 sec.8.9 sec.8.3 sec.7.4 sec.7.3 sec.7.1 sec.6.8 sec.6.7 sec.
Significant height1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)

Sea weather on Friday 19 December 2025

On Friday 19 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:19 and will set at 18:06 on the beach(es) of Kota Kinabalu. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 79°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 5mph km/h (with gusts up to 7.5mph). Wave height will be up to 2.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)30°C (86°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity79%82%81%79%80%78%75%77%
Barometric pressure1007 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1007 hPa1005 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa
Cloud cover31%26%26%27%28%23%37%75%
Heat index30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)30°C (86°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)
Dew point23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (74°F)
Wind
Speed6km/h (4mph)7km/h (4mph)7km/h (4mph)5km/h (3mph)8km/h (5mph)8km/h (5mph)7km/h (4mph)8km/h (5mph)
Gusts8km/h (5mph)10km/h (6mph)9km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)12km/h (7mph)12km/h (7mph)10km/h (6mph)12km/h (8mph)
Direction 86°
E
169°
S
144°
SE
157°
SSE
274°
W
325°
NW
253°
WSW
66°
ENE
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°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 352°
N
351°
N
349°
N
349°
N
349°
N
349°
NNW
348°
NNW
347°
NNW
Period6.6 sec.6.8 sec.7.4 sec.7.4 sec.7.5 sec.7.7 sec.7.9 sec.8.1 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)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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