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Cape Pakarang 32.3

#5255 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇹🇭 Thailand · Phangnga · near Phangnga

Needs the right swell, wind is the enemy here, peaks in May.

Warm waterBeginner
Surf score32.3 /100
Surfable days36% of the year
Clean days2% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell4% period 11 s+
Typical size0.5 m 1.6 ft median
Water29°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Cape Pakarang

The best time to surf Cape Pakarang is May, June, July. It rarely works. In May the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.6 m. The nearest airport is HKT (71 km) and the nearest town is Phangnga (47 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan5%0%0.4 m29°Cboardies
Feb3%0%0.4 m29°Cboardies
Mar7%0%0.4 m30°Cboardies
Apr9%0%0.4 m31°Cboardies
May45%4%0.6 m30°Cboardies
Jun78%4%0.8 m30°Cboardies
Jul76%4%0.9 m30°Cboardies
Aug85%4%1.0 m29°Cboardies
Sep71%2%0.7 m29°Cboardies
Oct40%0%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Nov9%0%0.4 m29°Cboardies
Dec6%0%0.4 m29°Cboardies

Why 32.3

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
9.6
Clean days 24%
0.9
Groundswell 12%
0.3
Season spread 10%
2.7
Wave size 8%
0.0
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
7.9

The detail

Faces 295° with 53% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 74% of days. Mean peak period 10.8 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 62%. Months that work: 4 of 12. Coordinates 8.738, 98.221 (OpenStreetMap).

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