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There's always a pack on the sandspit lefts of Tanjung Cherating, Malaysia's best wave, which is about 5h from KL. This long, protruding sandbank takes the NE breeze side-on and although it is not so powerful, Cherating peels for a long way through the brown, rivermouth water. Take-off section can be hollow and it is always better at low tide. Intense rips require constant paddling to stay in position but after a wave it's a walk back up the beach to access the peak.
Cherating was first surfed in 1990 by Tim, an Australian who stumbled upon the laidback village by chance and most of the locals are relatively new to the sport, apart from the hot kid Mamat and Khairil, the owner of the surfer's bar.
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This graph shows the percentage of days that had a ridable wind swell (7 seconds period or more) or groundswell (10 seconds period or more) of over 3ft. It also shows the dominant wind direction. Not all of these days will neccessarily give great surf, and very short lived wind swells or longer period secondary swells may produce surf not recorded, but it gives a clear idea of the seasonal trend and a rough guide to the chances of scoring something ridable.
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