Plankton Beach
Coastal areas · Cambodia
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Plankton Beach is a SW-facing sand beach on the Cambodia shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Thailand — it catches S–W swell, and offshore N–E winds tidy the banks through year-round.
Today's surf at Plankton Beach
Updated 09:04 spot time
Plankton Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.1 m ankle to knee high, 0.1 m S swell at 3.15 s. Wind up to 9 km/h WSW. Water 30°C. Best surf window around 00:00 — flat (0.5/5) with 2 km/h N wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~29.1°C (84.4°F) on average
Jan
28.3°C
82.9°F · 27.3–29.1°C
Feb
28.4°C
83.1°F · 27.5–29.5°C
Mar
29.1°C
84.4°F · 27.9–30.2°C
Apr
30.2°C
86.4°F · 28.2–31.1°C
May
30.5°C
86.9°F · 29–31.8°C
Jun
29.9°C
85.8°F · 28.5–31°C
Jul
29.4°C
84.9°F · 28.3–30.6°C
Aug
28.8°C
83.8°F · 27.1–30.4°C
Sep
29°C
84.2°F · 27.5–30.3°C
Oct
29.1°C
84.4°F · 27–30.5°C
Nov
29.1°C
84.4°F · 27.9–29.9°C
Dec
28.7°C
83.7°F · 27.4–29.8°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
S–W
Best wind
N–E
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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