Jellyfish at Bang Niang Beach in April

April at Bang Niang Beach is one of the higher-risk months. The prevailing north wind of about 1.7 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 63% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in April: 0.

Typical risk this monthHigh
  • Low 0%
  • Moderate 37%
  • High 61%
  • Very high 2%

How the days of this month split by risk level (2022–2026 weather). A typical day is high; 63% of days are high or very high.

5-day outlook at Bang Niang Beach →

Weather and sea in April

Wind1.7 m/s, north
Onshore wind0 m/s
Waves0.28 m
Water30.6 °C
Rain171 mm · 23 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 Niang Beach: jellyfish month by month

  1. January: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 4% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  2. February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 9% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  3. March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 8% of days. Onshore wind on 24% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 2.
  4. April: Usually high risk. High risk on 63% of days. Onshore wind on 54% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  5. May: Usually high risk. High risk on 56% of days. Onshore wind on 70% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  6. June: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 9% of days. Onshore wind on 97% of days. Official warnings: 1.
  7. July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 97% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  8. August: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 98% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  9. September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 93% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  10. October: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 49% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  11. November: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 18% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 2.
  12. December: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 0% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  • Low
  • Moderate
  • High
  • Very high

Colour shows the typical risk level that month; the number is the share of high-risk days. Warnings and sightings are in each month’s tooltip.

Jellyfish in Khao Lak in April →

Questions and answers

Are there jellyfish at Bang Niang Beach in April?

April at Bang Niang Beach is one of the higher-risk months. The prevailing north wind of about 1.7 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 63% 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.