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Ngapali Beach, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: DANIEL JULIE from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Thandwe Airport

Surf spot · Myanmar

Is it worth the trip?

13Poor out of 100 for your dates

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Best on Sun 8: too small (2 ft swell at 11 s)

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 12 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 ssoft
Energy
42kJ
Wind
NNW 2 kn
Temp
32°C

Wed 4 · 3 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft20 s
Energy
8kJ
Wind
ENE 5 kn
Temp
30°C

Thu 5 · 6 out of 100

Swell
1 ft18 ssoft
Energy
31kJ
Wind
W 3 kn
Temp
31°C

Fri 6 · 13 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 ssoft
Energy
46kJ
Wind
NNE 1 kn
Temp
31°C

Sat 7 · 14 out of 100

Swell
2 ft11 ssoft
Energy
64kJ
Wind
ESE 2 kn
Temp
29°C

Sun 8 · 17 out of 100

Swell
2 ft11 ssoft
Energy
76kJ
Wind
E 5 kn
Temp
31°C

Mon 9 · 14 out of 100

Swell
2 ft11 ssoft
Energy
57kJ
Wind
E 6 kn
Temp
31°C

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Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 312, too small
  2. Wed 43, too small
  3. Thu 56, too small
  4. Fri 613, too small
  5. Sat 714, too small
  6. Sun 817, too small
  7. Mon 914, too small
  8. Tue 1010, too small
  9. Wed 114, too small

The spot in six facts

  • Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
  • Offshore: NEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–8 ftof swell
  • Water 30 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best Aug–Sep2 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Thandwe Airport, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Tue 3Nov12, too small2 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.)42kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots32°C
Wed 4Nov3, too smallunder 1 ft20 s1 ft at break (est.)8kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 5Nov6, too small1 ft18 ssoft2 ft at break (est.)31kJwind from the west, 3 knots31°C
Fri 6Nov13, too small2 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.)46kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore31°C
Sat 7Nov14, too small2 ft11 ssoft3 ft at break (est.)64kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots29°C
Sun 8Nov17, too small2 ft11 ssoft3 ft at break (est.)76kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore31°C
Mon 9Nov14, too small2 ft11 ssoft3 ft at break (est.)57kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore31°C
Tue 10Nov10, too small1 ft10 ssoft2 ft at break (est.)34kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore27°C
Wed 11Nov4, too small1 ft15 s1 ft at break (est.)11kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots27°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:19 +0.7 mLow 10:03 −0.6 mHigh 16:33 +0.6 mLow 22:26 −0.4 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 04:44 +0.7 mLow 11:11 −0.7 mHigh 17:41 +0.7 mLow 23:39 −0.5 m
  • Thu 5 NovHigh 05:47 +0.8 mLow 12:03 −0.8 mHigh 18:30 +0.9 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.

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About Thandwe Airport

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

The spot faces SW (244°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (64°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.6 km out (1 in 263). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually August and September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ngapali Beach, 3.3 km away (8 min by car).

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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