Phuket Patong, Thailand
No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Cape Panwa, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HKT (HKT), 24 km.
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About Phuket Patong
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E 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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually June and August, with about 4 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Cape Panwa, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HKT (HKT), 24 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
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From Chicago: about 27 h 30 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).
See flights ORD → HKT · Skyscanner from about £800 returnAdGetting there. 45 min from the airport to Phuket Patong.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Cape Panwa, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HKT (HKT), 24 km.
Hire and lessons.
Windsurfing lessons in Phuket Patong · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Phuket Patong · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
Phuket Patong on Google Maps · Directions
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Forecast
Best on Tue 20: 6 kn gusting 16, side-onshore. Water: chop.
The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19Oct | 39, fair | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots | 18kn | side-on | chop |
| Tue 20Oct | 67, good | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 16kn | side-on | chop |
| Wed 21Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west, 5 knots | 12kn | on | chop |
| Thu 22Oct | 51, good | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots | 14kn | side-on | chop |
| Fri 23Oct | 24, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots | 17kn | on | chop |
| Sat 24Oct | 48, good | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 16kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves |
| Sun 25Oct | 43, fair | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 22kn | side | 1.5 mwaves |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 7 knots | 15kn | cross-off | 1.2 mwaves |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 14kn | offnot safe | 0.8 mwaves |
| Wed 28Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east, 5 knots | 13kn | offnot safe | – |
| Thu 29Oct | 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
- Mar1of 7
- Apr3of 7
- May3of 7
- Jun4of 7
- Jul3of 7
- Aug4of 7
- Sep3of 7
- Oct2of 7
- Nov1of 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. Change dates
- Tue 20 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to HKT, changing at HKG, then 45 min by road. About 27h 30 door to door
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 12, onshore. Water: chop.
- Thu 22 OctWindsurf Phuket Patong
6 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Water: chop.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 17, onshore. Water: chop.
- Sat 24 OctWindsurf Phuket Patong
6 kn gusting 16, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.1 m.
- Sun 25 OctWindsurf Phuket Patong
6 kn gusting 22, side-shore. Water: waves 1.5 m.
- Mon 26 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to HKT, changing at HKG, then 45 min by road. About 27h 30 door to door
Rough cost
About £1,030–£2,080 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 £40–£65
- Food £155–£290
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