Cape Pakarang, Thailand

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Cape Panwa, is 104 km away. Nearest airport: HKT (HKT), 70 km.

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About Cape Pakarang

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (280°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (100°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.7 km out (1 in 370). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Cape Panwa, is 104 km away. Nearest airport: HKT (HKT), 70 km.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 20 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. 1 h 30 from the airport to Cape Pakarang.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Cape Panwa, is 104 km away. Nearest airport: HKT (HKT), 70 km.
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Forecast

Cape Pakarang does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cape Pakarang, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	under 1 ft12 s	4kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	under 1 ft11 s	5kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 s	1kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft6 s	2kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	27°C
Mon 26Oct	13, too small	1 ft5 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 27Oct	10, too small	1 ft5 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to HKT, changing at HKG, then 1h 30 by road. About 28h 20 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to HKT, changing at HKG, then 1h 30 by road. About 28h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,125–£2,235 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
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	£800–£1,660
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£1,125–£2,235

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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