So today it blows rather stronger than usual in Pantai Sepat. To not exaggerate, I can simply say it was easily 25 knots in the gust out there, if not more! I went out with my usual medium rig – 8.4m & 155l board, unaware of today’s forecast. The setup proved to be a hell of a ride, but at the same time it was a totally different feeling than riding a skinny slalom board with 7m sail. Downhauled the sail an extra inch then i was out again fully blasted yet very well controlled.
Driving to the beach from Kuantan town will take you barely 10 minutes. And since I’m residing halfway between the journey , a single ride to Balok would simply cost me one week worth of fuel, time & hassle to Pantai Sepat. This is the second time I am exclusively writing about this particular beach, and I realized I haven’t wrote enough to justify how amazing it is!
Now the beauty of the beach is, even with all of that strong winds and swells, launching is not even half as tricky as it would be in Balok under the same condition and wind direction. Its shallow seabed strethed out far to the sea, waist high, resulting with minimum dumpers to scare you off. On a normal day with 10-12 knots of winds, launching & jibing is super easy as the water is almost dead flat – a complete opposite of my usual spot in Balok. Suffice to say, if you can’t learn to jibe here, then you’re completely hopeless!
On a lighter note, Pantai Sepat holds a lot of natural beauty that needs to be experienced to believe. The whole stretch of its wide beach is seemingly untouched, and the whole place itself has the most scenic & authentic village settings I have ever seen so far in Kuantan. Well sorry, no 5 stars hotels and fancy restaurants to visit here, but hey, you can always go back to the town for less than 10 minutes from the beach!
If you’re coming to Kuantan for windsurfing or kitesurfing and tired of visiting the same old spot, then I would strongly recommend you to visit this beautiful beach. One thing for sure, looking at other beaches being salvaged and slowly dying a painful death around here in Kuantan, this place may not stay as it is for too long. But until then, let me enjoy the beach all by myself while it lasts! 
p/s: Jellyfish season has started, so wear proper clothing & proceed with care.
Some pictures ;
Scenic view of the road to Pantai Sepat
Posing with the old faithful gear
Check out the wind dude!
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Well we do have an international regatta somewhen in March....
dude..me & cuz headin up 2 kuantan 2 kite on 15dec..
stayin w leo at balok…
pantai sepat looks gd man..
hws d winds??
Should try pantai sepat dude. The wind is good when it’s not raining. Have fun!