El Nino Watch

Exit signal: waves

Forecast maximum wave height off Samui, today and the next 2 days.

Koh Samui watch

Daily maximum significant wave height from the Open-Meteo marine model, for open water east of the island.

Limits. A model value for one grid point; the Donsak ferries cross the more sheltered southwest side, the Chumphon catamaran the open Gulf. Operators decide cancellations themselves.

How to read it

Below 2 m: ok. 2 to 3 m: caution (catamarans and small boats are cancelled first). 3 m or more: blocked (car ferries likely suspended). No recent forecast: unknown.

Why it matters for Koh Samui

The ferries to Donsak and the catamarans to Chumphon are the main way off the island.

Sources

ENSO status now

ONI (NOAA CPC)
+1.80 °C, JJA 2026 (previous +1.39 °C)
RONI (NOAA CPC)
+1.36 °C, JJA 2026
Nino 3.4 weekly (NOAA CPC / OISST)
+3.0 °C anomaly, week of 16 Sep 2026 (SST 29.6 °C)