Phuket Kamala, Thailand

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Cape Panwa, 20 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HKT (HKT), 19 km.

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About Phuket Kamala

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 33). The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually July, August and September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Cape Panwa, 20 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HKT (HKT), 19 km. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 27 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to HKT, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Phuket Kamala.
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No town nearby
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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Wind forecast and score for each day at Phuket Kamala
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	11kn	side-on	flat
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	8kn	side-on	flat
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	10kn	side-on	chop
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	13kn	side	chop
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	11kn	on	flat
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	15kn	side-on	flat
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	19kn	side-on	chop
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	21kn	side	0.8 mwaves
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	17kn	offnot safe	chop
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	11kn	offnot safe	chop
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

Jan0of 7
Feb0of 7
Mar0of 7
Apr0of 7
May1of 7
Jun1of 7
Jul2of 7
Aug2of 7
Sep2of 7
Oct1of 7
Nov0of 7
Dec0of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to HKT, changing at HKG, then 40 min by road. About 27h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 10, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 13, side-shore. Water: chop.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 11, onshore. Water: flat.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 15, side-onshore. Water: flat.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to HKT, changing at HKG, then 40 min by road. About 27h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,020–£2,070 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

Flights £800–£1,660
To the UK airport £35–£65
Taxi £30–£55
Food £155–£290

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