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Hinsuay Namsay

Surf spot · Thailand

Is it worth the trip?

8Poor out of 100 for your dates

Usually stay home

Best on Mon 9, usually: typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 8 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 8 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 8 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 8 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 8 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 8 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Mon 9 · 9 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Stakes swell from the S
  • Offshore: Nwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 1–6 ftof swell
  • Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best Aug–Sep1 good days in 7

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual surf conditions at Hinsuay Namsay, each day of your trip
DaySwellEnergyWindTemp
Tue 3to 9usually1 ft3 s1kJNE32°C

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

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the spot and its town

Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

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About Hinsuay Namsay

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces S (163°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (343°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.3 km out (1 in 233). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 31°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually August and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Chak Kra Phung, 4.3 km away (about 10 min by car).

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,210–US$2,370 each

about US$1,210–US$2,370 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BKK, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$858–US$1,780
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$47–US$80
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$100–US$161
Food7 days eating outabout US$114–US$208
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,210–US$2,370

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Chak Kra Phung

Closest

Chak Kra Phung

about 10 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$33/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Chak Kra Phung · Booking.com

About Chak Kra Phung its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$33 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 28h 50m

About 28h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BKK, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 2h 50m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.