Krabi Railay
Windsurf spot · Thailand
Is it worth the trip?
56Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 8 kn gusting 12, side-shore, Water: flat
Mon 2 · 18 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Tue 3 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 21 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 96 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 8 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 56 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 126, poor
- Mon 226, poor
- Tue 350, fair
- Wed 450, fair
- Thu 550, fair
- Fri 621, poor
- Sat 796, good
- Sun 884, good
- Mon 991, good
- Tue 10100, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Dec–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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 26, poor | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 8kn | on | flat | 29°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 26, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 12kn | side-on | flat | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 50, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 13kn | side | flat | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 50, fair | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 9kn | side | flat | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 50, fair | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 10kn | side | flat | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 21, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 10kn | side | flat | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 96, good | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 12kn | side | flat | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 84, good | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 15kn | side | flat | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 91, good | wind from the east, 7 knots | 15kn | side-on | flat | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 100, good | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 13kn | side | flat | 27°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
- Sun 1 NovHigh 02:01 +1.0 mLow 08:44 −0.9 mHigh 14:56 +0.5 mLow 20:50 −0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:11 +0.8 mLow 10:03 −0.7 mHigh 16:38 +0.5 mLow 22:26 −0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:52 +0.7 mLow 11:37 −0.7 mHigh 18:24 +0.6 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 Dec–Feb
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 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
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec5of 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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More windsurf near here
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- Krabi Ao Nang 3.1 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Krabi Railay
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW 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 SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 69). 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 months are usually January, February and December, with about 5 good days in 7; in August, September and October, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ban Ao Nang. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 climbing area.
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$1,160–US$2,310 each
about US$1,160–US$2,310 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, 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 30 October 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$898–US$1,860 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$47–US$80 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$100–US$161 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$114–US$208 |
| Total | about US$1,160–US$2,310 |
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: Ban Ao Nang
9 min by car · 238 places to stay
about US$33/nightcountry average
About Ban Ao Nang 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 05m
About 28h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HKT, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 1h 20m by road
Flights ORD → HKT on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.