Kata Noi, Thailand

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Cape Panwa, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HKT (HKT), 34 km.

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About Kata Noi

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

The spot faces W (275°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (95°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 36). 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 intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Cape Panwa, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HKT (HKT), 34 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 4 wind sports spots and 1 dive site.

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 40 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. 55 min from the airport to Kata Noi.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Cape Panwa, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HKT (HKT), 34 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 Kata Noi, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 shollow	7kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft12 shollow	18kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 shollow	16kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft8 shollow	8kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	4 ft5 smushy	101kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	27°C
Mon 26Oct	21, too small	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 27Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 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 55 min by road. About 27h 40 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 55 min by road. About 27h 40 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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