Jellyfish at Bang Sak Beach in April

April at Bang Sak Beach is one of the higher-risk months. The prevailing north-west wind of about 1.8 m/s is blowing along the shore; mean waves 0.21 m, water 30.8 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 60% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in April: 0.

Typical risk this monthHigh
  • Low 1%
  • Moderate 39%
  • High 59%
  • Very high 1%

How the days of this month split by risk level (2022–2026 weather). A typical day is high; 60% of days are high or very high.

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Weather and sea in April

Wind1.8 m/s, north-west
Onshore wind0.3 m/s
Waves0.21 m
Water30.8 °C
Rain143 mm · 21 days

Official cases nearby in April

No official warnings nearby in this month.

Nearby beaches this month

Jellyfish found here

This is the dry-season jellyfish period: large rhizostome jellyfish, lilac medusae and stinging plankton. Bluebottles are rare on the Andaman coast at this time.

Bang Sak Beach: jellyfish month by month

  1. 0%JanJanuary: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 14% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  2. 0%FebFebruary: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 28% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  3. 5%Mar1March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 5% of days. Onshore wind on 39% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  4. 60%AprApril: Usually high risk. High risk on 60% of days. Onshore wind on 65% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  5. 51%May6May: Usually high risk. High risk on 51% of days. Onshore wind on 66% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 6.
  6. 16%Jun27June: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 16% of days. Onshore wind on 93% of days. Official warnings: 2. Eyewitness reports: 7.
  7. 0%JulJuly: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 94% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  8. 0%AugAugust: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 96% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  9. 1%SepSeptember: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 92% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  10. 0%OctOctober: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 53% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  11. 0%NovNovember: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 20% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  12. 0%Dec2December: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 4% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 2.
  • typical level that month
  • bar and % — share of high-risk days
  • nofficial warnings, all years
  • neyewitness reports, all years

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Questions and answers

Are there jellyfish at Bang Sak Beach in April?

April at Bang Sak Beach is one of the higher-risk months. The prevailing north-west wind of about 1.8 m/s is blowing along the shore; mean waves 0.21 m, water 30.8 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 60% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in April: 0.

What to do if a jellyfish stings you in Thailand?

Get out of the water. Call 1669 for trouble breathing, chest pain or collapse. Do not rub the sting and do not rinse it with fresh water. If a box jellyfish is possible, pour vinegar over the sting for at least 30 seconds.