Kamala, Thailand

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

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About Kamala

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

The spot faces NW (303°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (123°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually February, October and November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Cape Panwa, 20 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HKT (HKT), 19 km. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

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

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

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kamala, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	1 ft10 shollow	12kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	30°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft12 shollow	25kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft10 shollow	18kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft8 shollow	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	27, too small	4 ft5 smushy	92kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	26°C
Mon 26Oct	21, too small	3 ft5 smushy	57kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 27Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. 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
Too small: 1 ft at best.
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: 3 ft at best.
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 £1,085–£2,175 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
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£30–£55
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£1,085–£2,175

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

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