Jellyfish at Khao Lak Beach (Sunset Beach) Beach in April

April at Khao Lak Beach (Sunset Beach) Beach is one of the higher-risk months. The prevailing north wind of about 1.8 m/s is blowing along the shore; mean waves 0.28 m, water 30.6 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 61% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in April: 0.

Typical risk this monthHigh
  • Low 0%
  • Moderate 39%
  • High 59%
  • Very high 2%

How the days of this month split by risk level (2022–2026 weather). A typical day is high; 61% of days are high or very high.

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Weather and sea in April

Wind1.8 m/s, north
Onshore wind0.3 m/s
Waves0.28 m
Water30.6 °C
Rain166 mm · 21.8 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.

Khao Lak Beach (Sunset Beach): jellyfish month by month

  1. 0%Jan7January: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 17% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 7.
  2. 0%Feb2February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 28% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 2.
  3. 14%Mar4March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 14% of days. Onshore wind on 41% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 4.
  4. 61%Apr11April: Usually high risk. High risk on 61% of days. Onshore wind on 63% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 11.
  5. 53%May9May: Usually high risk. High risk on 53% of days. Onshore wind on 67% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 9.
  6. 7%Jun4June: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 7% of days. Onshore wind on 94% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 4.
  7. 0%Jul2July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 96% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 2.
  8. 0%AugAugust: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 97% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  9. 2%Sep7September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 2% of days. Onshore wind on 94% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 7.
  10. 0%Oct5October: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 54% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 5.
  11. 0%Nov3November: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 22% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 3.
  12. 0%Dec3December: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 5% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 3.
  • 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 Khao Lak Beach (Sunset Beach) Beach in April?

April at Khao Lak Beach (Sunset Beach) Beach is one of the higher-risk months. The prevailing north wind of about 1.8 m/s is blowing along the shore; mean waves 0.28 m, water 30.6 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 61% 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.