Koh Lanta, Thailand

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Ko Lanta, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KBV (KBV), 63 km.

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About Koh Lanta

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE 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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 40). The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at expert level the best months are usually July, August, September and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Ko Lanta, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KBV (KBV), 63 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 50 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. 2 h 05 from the airport to Koh Lanta.
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No town nearby
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Where it is

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Windsurf spot

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Forecast

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Koh Lanta
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	12kn	side-on	flat
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the north, 2 knots	7kn	cross-off	flat
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	12kn	on	chop
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the west, 4 knots	7kn	side-on	chop
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	11kn	side	chop
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	10kn	side-on	flat
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	20kn	on	chop
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	22kn	side-on	0.9 mwaves
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	14kn	cross-off	0.8 mwaves
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	11kn	cross-off	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 windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

Jan0of 7
Feb0of 7
Mar0of 7
Apr0of 7
May0of 7
Jun0of 7
Jul1of 7
Aug1of 7
Sep1of 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 windsurf. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to HKT, changing at HKG, then 2h 05 by road. About 28h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 12, onshore. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 7, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 11, side-shore. Water: chop.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 10, side-onshore. Water: flat.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 20, onshore. Water: chop.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to HKT, changing at HKG, then 2h 05 by road. About 28h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,060–£2,130 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
Hire car £70–£115
Food £155–£290

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