Kep Thmey kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Cambodia · Province de Kampot

Spot currently openBeginner level 10.55 | 104.15

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil

Kep Thmey is a second access point to the Kep kitesurfing spot, in the Kampot Province of Cambodia. Located on the Gulf of Thailand, this spot offers similar conditions to the main spot with a shallow body of water. Northeast winds prevail during the dry season (November to April). The shallow water and sandy bottom make it a spot suitable for all levels. The tide affects the available water depth.

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Spot forecast for Kep Thmey

Sunrise 05:52 · Sunset 17:43

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 6.5 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:520.2 m09:510.8 m01:350.3 m10:220.8 m16:420.5 m18:070.5 m02:170.3 m10:240.7 m16:530.5 m20:010.5 m03:060.4 m09:270.6 m17:160.4 m21:500.5 m00:150.5 m01:040.5 m04:260.5 m09:150.6 m17:420.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.5 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.4 m

Kep Thmey: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

347h

in July · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to September, peaking in July: 27 rideable days a month and 347 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is October, at 15 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 23.5 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 21.5 rideable days A May: 18 rideable days M June: 25.5 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days15 d O November: 18 rideable days N December: 30.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 23.5 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 21.5 rideable days A May: 18 rideable days M June: 25.5 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days15 d O November: 18 rideable days N December: 30.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 30 °C. The wettest month is October, with 283 mm.

Monthly averages: Kep Thmey
Monthly averages — Kep Thmey — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 23.5 189 h 32 °C 13 mm
February 21.0 118 h 32 °C 46 mm
March 23.0 131 h 33 °C 68 mm
April 21.5 146 h 33 °C 73 mm
May 18.0 119 h 32 °C 189 mm
June 25.5 236 h 31 °C 168 mm
July 30.5 347 h 30 °C 178 mm
August 26.5 256 h 31 °C 112 mm
September 24.0 223 h 30 °C 229 mm
October 15.0 88 h 30 °C 283 mm
November 18.0 145 h 30 °C 120 mm
December 30.5 246 h 32 °C 57 mm

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Technical details of Kep Thmey spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW.

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