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Freedom Beach

Ko Pha-ngan District, Surat Thani Province, Thailand

Freedom Beach 2 photos

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Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:00 pm
7 am
9.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.1
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.9
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
Now
7.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
30°C85°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
96 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
6 high
Tide
rising
Rain
13%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
9.4Excellent7 am149
9.4Excellent8 am127
8.6Excellent9 am96
7.2Great10 am85
7.1Great11 am74
7.1Great12 pm63
6.9Good1 pm75
6.7Good2 pm85
7.9GreatNow96
7.0Great4 pm85
7.6Great5 pm74
8.1Great6 pm85
Sat
5.0Fair7 am128
6.3Good8 am85
6.8Good9 am53
6.9Good10 am74
7.3Great11 am74
6.1Good12 pm85
8.3Great1 pm21
7.4Great2 pm32
7.6Great3 pm42
7.1Great4 pm21
7.4Great5 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 3 am, 0.6 m. High at 11 am, 1.1 mHigh 7 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 3 am, 0.6 m2 ftHigh 11 am, 1.1 m4 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 7 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 3 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.1 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms40 m140 ft away
  • Showers40 m130 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m510 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink47 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m130 ft
  • Boat ramp410 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
62 km39 miท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติสมุย (USM)

Nearby places

  • Freedom RestaurantFood and drink
    40 m130 ft
  • Freedom Beach 2 BarFood and drink
    100 m320 ft
  • Freedom BarFood and drink
    160 m530 ft
  • Taa Toh RestaurantFood and drink
    190 m620 ft
  • Taatoh RestaurantFood and drink
    360 m0.2 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Freedom Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.3 GreatBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 67%
  • Sun8.3 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 67%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 55%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 67%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 76%
  • Thu5.5 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 61%