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
Monday 15 December 202579°F to 83°Frecommended
Tuesday 16 December 202579°F to 83°Frecommended
Wednesday 17 December 202576°F to 83°Frecommended
Thursday 18 December 202579°F to 83°Frecommended
Friday 19 December 202579°F to 83°Frecommended
Saturday 20 December 202577°F to 81°Frecommended
Sunday 21 December 202579°F to 83°Frecommended

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

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 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 11.8mph). 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)27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)26°C (79°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (87°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)30°C (85°F)31°C (87°F)29°C (84°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%74%72%69%69%68%75%83%
Barometric pressure1008 hPa1007 hPa1007 hPa1009 hPa1008 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover15%24%15%17%16%85%80%48%
Heat index30°C (87°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)30°C (85°F)31°C (87°F)29°C (84°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (70°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (74°F)
Wind
Speed11km/h (7mph)7km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)3km/h (2mph)6km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)7km/h (4mph)12km/h (8mph)
Gusts15km/h (10mph)10km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)4km/h (3mph)11km/h (7mph)9km/h (5mph)11km/h (7mph)19km/h (12mph)
Direction 79°
E
99°
E
117°
ESE
141°
SE
298°
WNW
290°
WNW
78°
ENE
146°
SE
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)26°C (79°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.2ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.7m (2.2ft)
Direction 343°
NNW
345°
NNW
344°
NNW
337°
NNW
335°
NNW
336°
NNW
336°
NNW
336°
NNW
Period6.5 sec.6.6 sec.6.6 sec.8.2 sec.8.8 sec.8.7 sec.8.8 sec.9.0 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°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 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 6.2mph 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 temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (87°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%79%78%74%77%73%73%74%
Barometric pressure1008 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1011 hPa
Cloud cover46%71%45%32%71%72%75%70%
Heat index30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (87°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Wind
Speed7km/h (4mph)4km/h (2mph)5km/h (3mph)5km/h (3mph)10km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)3km/h (2mph)5km/h (3mph)
Gusts10km/h (6mph)5km/h (3mph)7km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)15km/h (9mph)11km/h (7mph)5km/h (3mph)8km/h (5mph)
Direction 82°
E
70°
ENE
132°
SE
203°
SSW
252°
WSW
288°
WNW
320°
NW
98°
E
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Direction 336°
NNW
336°
NNW
336°
NNW
336°
NNW
334°
NNW
335°
NNW
336°
NNW
336°
NNW
Period9.1 sec.9.1 sec.9.1 sec.9.0 sec.11.1 sec.10.8 sec.10.6 sec.6.1 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°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 76°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 11.8mph). Wave height will be up to 2ft 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)26°C (79°F)25°C (77°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Perceived temperature29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)27°C (81°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (88°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity79%79%76%75%79%76%72%75%
Barometric pressure1010 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa1011 hPa1009 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover24%87%46%37%76%89%18%73%
Heat index29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)27°C (81°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (88°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)
Wind
Speed8km/h (5mph)6km/h (4mph)5km/h (3mph)5km/h (3mph)9km/h (5mph)9km/h (6mph)7km/h (4mph)11km/h (7mph)
Gusts11km/h (7mph)9km/h (6mph)7km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)13km/h (8mph)19km/h (12mph)10km/h (6mph)16km/h (10mph)
Direction 93°
E
88°
E
132°
SE
208°
SSW
261°
W
298°
WNW
25°
NNE
42°
NE
Wind chill27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (77°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.5m (1.8ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Direction 336°
NNW
337°
NNW
337°
NNW
337°
NNW
337°
NNW
338°
NNW
338°
NNW
339°
NNW
Period6.2 sec.6.5 sec.7.2 sec.7.5 sec.7.2 sec.7.2 sec.7.0 sec.6.8 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°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 8.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 13.1mph). Wave height will be up to 2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (86°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)30°C (87°F)32°C (89°F)32°C (89°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity80%79%79%74%77%70%76%76%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1010 hPa1008 hPa1005 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa
Cloud cover37%36%26%27%19%28%77%26%
Heat index30°C (86°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)30°C (87°F)32°C (89°F)32°C (89°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)
Wind
Speed10km/h (6mph)5km/h (3mph)6km/h (4mph)5km/h (3mph)9km/h (6mph)11km/h (7mph)14km/h (9mph)12km/h (7mph)
Gusts15km/h (9mph)7km/h (4mph)8km/h (5mph)6km/h (4mph)15km/h (9mph)16km/h (10mph)21km/h (13mph)17km/h (10mph)
Direction 71°
ENE
143°
SE
116°
ESE
160°
SSE
301°
WNW

N
24°
NNE
54°
NE
Wind chill27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.5ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2.0ft)
Direction 339°
NNW
340°
NNW
340°
NNW
340°
NNW
341°
NNW
341°
NNW
341°
NNW
352°
N
Period6.7 sec.6.6 sec.6.4 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.5.6 sec.8.0 sec.5.0 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°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. 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 11.8mph). 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)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (87°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity79%78%75%73%76%73%71%75%
Barometric pressure1007 hPa1006 hPa1006 hPa1008 hPa1007 hPa1004 hPa1006 hPa1008 hPa
Cloud cover83%85%26%74%71%87%78%37%
Heat index30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (87°F)
Dew point23°C (74°F)22°C (72°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
Speed6km/h (4mph)7km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)4km/h (2mph)10km/h (6mph)13km/h (8mph)3km/h (2mph)8km/h (5mph)
Gusts9km/h (6mph)10km/h (6mph)9km/h (5mph)5km/h (3mph)16km/h (10mph)19km/h (11mph)5km/h (3mph)13km/h (8mph)
Direction 136°
SE
151°
SSE
99°
E
53°
NE
324°
NW
329°
NNW
278°
W
211°
SSW
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (1.9ft)0.5m (1.8ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.7m (2.1ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Direction 350°
N
347°
NNW
344°
NNW
350°
N
350°
N
350°
N
350°
N
349°
N
Period5.3 sec.5.7 sec.6.2 sec.7.6 sec.7.7 sec.7.8 sec.7.8 sec.6.9 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 20 December 2025

On Saturday 20 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:20 and will set at 18:07 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 10.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 18mph). Wave height will be up to 2.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)29°C (84°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%80%84%88%85%80%78%79%
Barometric pressure1007 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1007 hPa1005 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa
Cloud cover49%45%70%88%66%32%35%42%
Heat index30°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)29°C (84°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)
Wind
Speed10km/h (6mph)11km/h (7mph)14km/h (9mph)17km/h (11mph)14km/h (9mph)10km/h (6mph)5km/h (3mph)4km/h (2mph)
Gusts15km/h (10mph)17km/h (10mph)22km/h (14mph)29km/h (18mph)20km/h (13mph)14km/h (9mph)7km/h (4mph)5km/h (3mph)
Direction 192°
SSW
188°
S
193°
SSW
205°
SSW
231°
SW
253°
WSW
200°
SSW
73°
ENE
Wind chill27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)
Waves
Height0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)
Direction 348°
NNW
348°
NNW
349°
NNW
350°
N
351°
N
351°
N
350°
N
350°
N
Period5.2 sec.6.2 sec.8.0 sec.7.8 sec.7.7 sec.7.6 sec.7.7 sec.7.8 sec.
Significant height0.1m (0.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 21 December 2025

On Sunday 21 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:20 and will set at 18:07 on the beach(es) of Kota Kinabalu. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 79°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 13.7mph). Wave height will be up to 2.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (86°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (88°F)30°C (87°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity81%80%79%76%75%76%78%81%
Barometric pressure1007 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1007 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa
Cloud cover50%56%44%45%40%36%56%68%
Heat index29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (86°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (88°F)30°C (87°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)
Wind
Speed6km/h (4mph)8km/h (5mph)8km/h (5mph)8km/h (5mph)10km/h (6mph)13km/h (8mph)13km/h (8mph)10km/h (6mph)
Gusts10km/h (6mph)12km/h (7mph)12km/h (7mph)11km/h (7mph)15km/h (10mph)19km/h (12mph)22km/h (13mph)17km/h (10mph)
Direction 80°
E
66°
ENE
73°
ENE
176°
S
354°
N
236°
WSW
23°
NNE
46°
NE
Wind chill26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)
Direction 350°
N
349°
N
349°
N
350°
N
350°
N
350°
N
350°
N
350°
N
Period7.7 sec.7.5 sec.7.2 sec.7.0 sec.7.0 sec.7.1 sec.7.0 sec.6.8 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)

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