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Level 3/10

Ngwe Saung

Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar
🌀Strong rips🏝️Remote

Ngwe Saung—Myanmar's "Silver Beach"—represents true pioneer territory in the Bay of Bengal, where monsoon swells occasionally create surfable waves along a coast that has barely been explored. The developing beach resort area offers basic infrastructure, and the shoulder monsoon seasons (avoiding peak onshore winds) provide the best windows. Political instability has complicated access, but for adventurous travelers, Ngwe Saung offers the rare opportunity to surf a country where the sport is virtually unknown, with uncrowded waves and genuine cultural discovery.

3-Day Forecast
Mon
16
23
Poor
0.3m
@17s
15km/h
Tue
17
30
Poor
0.4m
@16s
13km/h
Wed
18
29
Poor
0.4m
@16s
15km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.3m
WSW(242°)
Score: 2/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 20/25
Wind
15km/h
NNW(335°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
27°C
0.0mm25%
Windswell Component
0.4mNNW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.1mW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Strike Score Breakdown

23
Poor
Components
Swell Direction17/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period20/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score40/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-7
⚠️ Weak Component-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score23/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score23
🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (230°)
Direction range
200° - 270°
Size range
0.6m - 2m
Ideal size
1.6m
Height multiplier
0.92×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ENE (70°)
Offshore range
30° - 110°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.5m

Water temp

28°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

3/10

Crowd level

1/10

Access: 5hr drive from Yangon. Developing beach resort area.

Best Season

Peak: May, Jun, Sep, Oct

Secondary: Apr, Nov

Shoulder monsoon season. Peak monsoon too onshore.

Getting There

Airport
RGN
Drive time
300 min
Data quality
community

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