Jellyfish at Bophut Beach in August

August at Bophut Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing west wind of about 3.4 m/s is blowing offshore; mean waves 0.29 m, water 30.6 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 32% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in August: 0.

Typical risk this monthModerate
  • Low 0%
  • Moderate 68%
  • High 32%
  • Very high 0%

How the days of this month split by risk level (2022–2026 weather). A typical day is moderate; 32% of days are high or very high.

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Weather and sea in August

Wind3.4 m/s, west
Onshore wind-1.8 m/s
Waves0.29 m
Water30.6 °C
Rain112 mm · 20 days

Official cases nearby in August

No official warnings nearby in this month.

Nearby beaches this month

Jellyfish found here

Bophut Beach: jellyfish month by month

  1. January: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 76% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  2. February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 20% of days. Onshore wind on 34% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 3.
  3. March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 33% of days. Onshore wind on 17% of days. Official warnings: 1. Eyewitness reports: 2.
  4. April: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 13% of days. Onshore wind on 19% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  5. May: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 12% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  6. June: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 1% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  7. July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 0% of days. Official warnings: 2. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  8. August: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 32% of days. Onshore wind on 1% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  9. September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 7% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 3.
  10. October: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 62% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  11. November: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 83% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  12. December: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 99% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 5.
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  • Moderate
  • High
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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.

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Questions and answers

Are there jellyfish at Bophut Beach in August?

August at Bophut Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing west wind of about 3.4 m/s is blowing offshore; mean waves 0.29 m, water 30.6 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 32% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in August: 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.