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Thandwe Airport
Surf spot · Myanmar
Is it worth the trip?
30Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: too small (2 ft swell at 11 s)
Tue 3 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 42kJ
- Wind
- NNW 2 kn
- Temp
- 32°C
Wed 4 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft20 s
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- ENE 5 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft18 ssoft
- Energy
- 31kJ
- Wind
- W 3 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 46kJ
- Wind
- NNE 1 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Sat 7 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 64kJ
- Wind
- ESE 2 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 76kJ
- Wind
- E 5 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Mon 9 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 57kJ
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 327, too small
- Wed 46, too small
- Thu 512, too small
- Fri 631, too small
- Sat 733, too small
- Sun 839, too small
- Mon 933, too small
- Tue 1022, too small
- Wed 119, 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
Thandwe Airport does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 27, too small | 2 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 42kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots | 32°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 6, too small | under 1 ft20 s1 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 12, too small | 1 ft18 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 31kJ | wind from the west, 3 knots | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 31, too small | 2 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 46kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore | 31°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 33, too small | 2 ft11 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 64kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 39, too small | 2 ft11 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 76kJ | offshorewind from the east, 5 knots, offshore | 31°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 33, too small | 2 ft11 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 57kJ | offshorewind from the east, 6 knots, offshore | 31°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 22, too small | 1 ft11 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 38kJ | wind from the north, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft15 s1 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots | 27°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.
Best time to go
best Aug–Sep
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 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
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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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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