Koh Phi Phi
Windsurf spot · Thailand
Is it worth the trip?
67Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 10 kn gusting 15, side-shore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- E 7 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 33 out of 100
- Wind
- E 5 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- E 8 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 62 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 250, fair
- Tue 350, fair
- Wed 450, fair
- Thu 533, poor
- Fri 650, fair
- Sat 7100, good
- Sun 8100, good
- Mon 962, good
- Tue 10100, good
- Wed 11100, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Sopen to the S
- Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
- Avoid: Nblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Feb5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 50, fair | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots | 12kn | side-on | flat | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 50, fair | wind from the east, 7 knots | 12kn | side | flat | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 50, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 12kn | side | flat | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 33, poor | wind from the east, 5 knots | 10kn | side | flat | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 50, fair | wind from the east, 8 knots | 12kn | side | flat | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 100, good | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots | 15kn | side | flat | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 100, good | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots | 20kn | side-on | flat | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 62, good | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 18kn | side | flat | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 100, good | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 16kn | side | flat | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 100, good | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 14kn | side | flat | 29°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:12 +0.8 mLow 10:04 −0.7 mHigh 16:41 +0.4 mLow 22:28 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:54 +0.6 mLow 11:38 −0.6 mHigh 18:25 +0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:15 −0.4 mHigh 06:34 +0.7 mLow 12:57 −0.7 mHigh 19:35 +0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Feb
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Koh Phi Phi
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.3 km out (1 in 227). The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 31°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best month is usually February, with about 5 good days in 7; in October, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Nearest beds: Phi Phi Don, 1 km (about 5 min by car). Nearest airport: Krabi International Airport (KBV), 46 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
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$1,060–US$2,150 each
about US$1,060–US$2,150 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, food.
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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to HKT, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$899–US$1,870 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$47–US$81 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$114–US$208 |
| Total | about US$1,060–US$2,150 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 1 km away
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No town nearby
Nearest beds: Phi Phi Don, 1 km (about 5 min by car). Nearest airport: Krabi International Airport (KBV), 46 km.
See places to stay near Phi Phi Don, 1 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 28h 15m
About 28h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HKT, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 1h 30m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.