El Nino Watch

Mainland travel disruptions

Reported closures and delays on the mainland (airports, railways, highways, piers) that affect getting to or from Koh Samui. Also an exit-plan signal.

Koh Samui watch

The travel list gathers reports of closed roads, cancelled trains or flights and disrupted piers, with their source and time. The same information feeds the exit-plan signal "Mainland travel":

  • blocked: a red incident (evacuation, deaths, disaster zone) or a declared disaster area in Surat Thani (including Don Sak) or Chumphon, the provinces the ferries and the southern road and rail pass through;
  • caution: incidents reported in Bangkok or Samut Prakan (Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports), flooding reports in Surat Thani or Chumphon, or any travel disruption in the news;
  • ok: none of these.

These are reports, not live timetables: always confirm with the operator (Bangkok Airways, SRT, the ferry companies) before you travel.

Why it matters for Koh Samui

Leaving the island needs both a sea crossing and a working mainland route. A calm sea is not enough if the road or airport on the other side is flooded.

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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)