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Phuket Bang Tao
Windsurf spot · Thailand
Is it worth the trip?
25Poor out of 100 for your dates
6 days tie for best, usually
Tue 3 · 26 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Wed 4 · 26 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Thu 5 · 26 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Fri 6 · 26 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Sat 7 · 26 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Sun 8 · 26 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Mon 9 · 15 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 Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Jun, Aug4 good days in 7
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 3to 8usually | E 6 kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9usually | E 6 kn | 28°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
Best time to go
best Jun, Aug
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 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
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 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 and its town
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More windsurf near here
3 places
- Phuket Laguna 1.1 km away
- Phuket Surin 3.1 km away
- Phuket Kamala 6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Phuket Bang Tao
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E 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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.3 km out (1 in 435). The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually June and August, with about 4 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kamala. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.
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: Kamala
about 10 min by car · 191 places to stay
about US$33/nightcountry average
About Kamala 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 27h 25m
About 27h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HKT, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 40 min by road
Flights ORD → HKT on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.