Kata Beach surf break

Kata Beach surfForecast / Phuket / Thailand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 01 May 2026 +07
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Kata Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kata Beach sea temperature is
31.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kata Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kata Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+07) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (01 May)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (01 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Kata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu night, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
W
14
0.2
WNW
2
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
25
24
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
9
9
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
15
SW
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
W
25
NW
10
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:56AM2.14m
10:11PM1.90m
10:23AM2.17m
10:41PM1.88m
10:51AM2.16m
Low Tide
3:41AM0.22m
4:12PM0.20m
4:09AM0.22m
4:41PM0.18m
4:36AM0.25m
5:11PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:11
6:11
6:11
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6:35
6:35
6:36
1
1
4
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
30
29
28
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
27
35
32
30
31
33
31
32
34
33
32
33
33
34
32
31
31
32
32
32
31
32
29
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
25
25
25
24
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
9
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
92
92
92
92
641
641
641
92
92
92
640
111
641
641
641
641
725
640
640
640
640
641
641
111
Best forecast wave conditions in Phuket
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Thailand
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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