Beach forecast for Rawai
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+7) · Phuket, Thailand Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+7- Swimming
- Calm · 1.7 ft
- Water
- 86 °F · very warm
- Max UV
- 8 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 6:11 am and 6:14 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's not a beach day in Rawai (2/10). The best day this week is Sunday, November 1, at 9/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 2Not a beach day | Not today | Calm · 1.7 ft | 86 °F | 8 |
| Fri 30 | 6Fair beach day | 9:00 am–2:00 pm3:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 2.0 ft | 86 °F | 9 |
| Sat 31 | 6Fair beach day | 10:00 am–1:00 pm4:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 1.5 ft | 87 °F | 11 |
| Sun 1 | 9Perfect beach day | 7:00 am–12:00 pm1:00–3:00 pm | Calm · 1.2 ft | 87 °F | 11 |
| Mon 2 | 5Fair beach day | 8:00 am–1:00 pm | Calm · 0.9 ft | 87 °F | 9 |
| Tue 3 | 8Good beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 0.6 ft | 87 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 8Good beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 0.5 ft | 87 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Feels like 88 °F: beach weather
- Calm for swimming: 1.7 ft waves
- Water at 86 °F (very warm)
- Low tide at 6:11 am: more sand
- Low tide at 6:14 pm: more sand
- Cloudy (100% cloud cover)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 1.7 ft
1.7 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 86 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 8 · SPF 50
Max UV 8 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 11:00 am–12:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 21 mph
Fresh onshore wind (21 mph): blowing sand.
- Tide & sand 6:14 pm
Low tide at 6:11 am and 6:14 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 12:15 pm. Coefficient 93 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 3 | Drizzle | 87 °F | 17 mph | 1.6 ft | 0 |
| 8:00 am | 3 | Drizzle | 88 °F | 15 mph | 1.6 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 2 | Drizzle | 87 °F | 16 mph | 1.6 ft | 3 |
| 10:00 am | 2 | Drizzle | 85 °F | 20 mph | 1.6 ft | 5 |
| 11:00 am | 1 | Overcast | 85 °F | 21 mph | 1.6 ft | 8 |
| 12:00 pm | 1 | Overcast | 86 °F | 20 mph | 1.6 ft | 8 |
| 1:00 pm | 1 | Overcast | 87 °F | 18 mph | 1.7 ft | 8 |
| 2:00 pm | 2 | Light drizzle | 87 °F | 17 mph | 1.7 ft | 6 |
| 3:00 pm | 2 | Light drizzle | 87 °F | 16 mph | 1.7 ft | 3 |
| 4:00 pm | 3 | Light drizzle | 86 °F | 17 mph | 1.7 ft | 2 |
| 5:00 pm | 3 | Light drizzle | 86 °F | 17 mph | 1.7 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Rawai
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Rawai Beach 0.7 mi · SW
- Restrooms
- Parking
- San Set View 1.3 mi · SE
- Laem Kho Chao Beach 1.4 mi · SW
- Nai Harn Beach 1.4 mi · W
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- YaNui Beach 1.6 mi · SW
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Rawai beach 1.7 mi · SW
- Нудистский пляж 1.9 mi · S
- Kata Noi Beach 2.6 mi · NW
- Restrooms
- Showers
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 0 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus rain 3 and wind 1; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Rawai
Is it a beach day in Rawai today?
Not a beach day: 2/10. No good beach time today.
What are the swimming conditions in Rawai today?
1.7 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Rawai?
About 86 °F today: very warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Rawai today?
UV reaches 8 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm.
When is low tide in Rawai?
Today low tide is at 6:11 am and 6:14 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 12:15 pm. Coefficient 93 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Rawai?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a fair beach day (6/10), best from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
What beaches are near Rawai?
Rawai Beach (0.7 mi), San Set View (1.3 mi), Laem Kho Chao Beach (1.4 mi), Nai Harn Beach (1.4 mi) and YaNui Beach (1.6 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Rawai today
Learn more
Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Ko Taphao Noi (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data