Surf Forecasts:
Thaila surf forecast from 13 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 15 Nov, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 14 Nov, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period, W swell with 1,737 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Thaila this week:
The surf forecast for Thaila over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 15) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Thaila in the next 16 days are 1.6m 19s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 14) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 2s period and expected on Monday (Nov 23) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 14th Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Thaila over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 12 | W 20 | W 19 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 15 | W 19 | W 17 | WNW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 283 | 240 | 280 | 169 | 990 | 1737 | 880 | 429 | 316 | 222 | 685 | 586 | 341 | 236 | 120 | 192 | 56 | 50 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:21AM1.38m | 10:13AM1.99m | 1:47AM1.37m | 10:51AM1.88m | 3:35AM1.42m | 11:40AM1.75m | 4:19AM1.50m | 4:39AM1.59m | 2:26PM1.53m | 4:56AM1.70m | 3:54PM1.50m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40AM1.27m | 6:09PM0.47m | 4:08AM1.34m | 7:05PM0.55m | 5:05AM1.41m | 8:03PM0.60m | 7:42AM1.44m | 8:57PM0.64m | 9:46AM1.33m | 9:42PM0.67m | 10:51AM1.15m | 10:21PM0.71m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — |
mm | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 12 | W 20 | W 19 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 15 | W 19 | W 17 | WNW 16 | W 7 | W 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 283 | 240 | 280 | 169 | 990 | 1737 | 880 | 429 | 316 | 222 | 685 | 586 | 341 | 131 | 107 | 142 | 56 | 23 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 16 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 115 | 147 | 198 | 130 | 140 | 138 | 269 | 132 | 259 | 92 | 163 | 160 | 105 | 188 | 87 | 56 | 29 | 50 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | W 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 9 | WNW 14 | S 10 | SW 19 | S 9 | S 13 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 37 | 115 | 104 | 103 | 7 | 68 | 7 | 36 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 87 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 9 | 44 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 295 | 236 | 120 | 192 | — | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 337 | 538 | 91 | 67 | 65 | 21 | 28 | 65 | 0 | 44 | 158 | 91 | 11 | 91 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 49 |
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