Koh Samui Webcam – Watch Chaweng and Fisherman’s Village

The Koh Samui Webcam streams four views of Thailand’s second-largest island, all on the busy north and east coasts. The main camera looks down a narrow lane in Fisherman’s Village, Bophut, from outside The Shack steakhouse, where people wander between restaurants, shop fronts and parked scooters. The tabs switch to Chaweng: first the main road outside Bondi Aussie Bar and Grill, then the brick-paved heart of Soi Green Mango at Henry Africa’s Bar. The fourth tab is quieter, a view across Bang Rak bay from the Floating Lotus restaurant, with longtail fishing boats at anchor, ferries tied up at the long pier and the Big Buddha on its headland at the right of the frame. The street cams are at their liveliest after dark, when the neon comes on and the bars fill, while the bay is best in daylight.

About Koh Samui

Koh Samui covers 228.7 square kilometers (88.3 square miles) in the Gulf of Thailand, making it the country’s second-largest island after Phuket. It belongs to Surat Thani Province and lies about 35 kilometers (22 miles) northeast of Surat Thani town on the mainland. The interior is mostly jungle-covered hills that rise to Khao Pom at 635 meters (2,083 feet), so nearly all life happens along the coast, linked by a ring road of about 51 kilometers (32 miles). The population was 70,059 in 2019. Samui International Airport, built and run by Bangkok Airways, opened in 1989 about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) north of Chaweng.

Each camera shows a different side of the island. Fisherman’s Village grew from a settlement of fishing families who came from Hainan in southern China, and its old Chinese shophouses along the Bophut waterfront now hold cafes, restaurants and small boutiques. Every Friday evening the main street closes to traffic for the Walking Street market. Chaweng, a few minutes’ drive east, is the island’s largest and most popular beach, about 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) of white sand. Soi Green Mango is its main nightlife street away from the sand, lined with bars and clubs that stay busy long after midnight.

The bay camera looks along Bang Rak, the beach closest to the airport. Big Buddha Pier here is the Samui terminal for boats to Koh Phangan, including the direct Haad Rin Queen service to Haad Rin, the Full Moon Party beach. The bay runs roughly east to west and faces north toward Koh Phangan. At its eastern end stands Wat Phra Yai, the Big Buddha, a gold statue 12 meters (39 feet) tall completed in 1972 on the islet of Koh Fan, which a short causeway joins to the main island.

Weather and Climate in Koh Samui

Koh Samui is hot all year, with nights between 24 and 26 C (75 and 79 F) in every month. Daytime highs run from about 29 C (84 F) in December and January to 33 C (91 F) in May and June. The rain follows a different calendar from Phuket and the Andaman coast. There, the wet season runs from about April to November. On Samui, most of the roughly 1,990 millimeters (78 inches) a year arrives between mid-October and early December, when the northeast monsoon reaches the Gulf. November is the wettest month at about 445 millimeters (17.5 inches), while February gets only about 64 millimeters (2.5 inches).

The cameras show that rhythm plainly. January to April brings the clearest skies and flat water in Bang Rak bay, with March the sunniest month. May to September is mixed, with short showers and plenty of dry days. In late October and November heavy downpours can empty Soi Green Mango for an hour at a time, while grey cloud hides Koh Phangan from the bay camera.

Things to Do on Koh Samui

The Big Buddha is a short walk from the bay camera: climb the naga staircase to the statue for a view back over Bang Rak and out to the small island of Koh Som. Next door, Wat Plai Laem has an 18-armed statue of the Chinese goddess Guanyin and a temple hall that sits on a platform in a lake. Inland, the Na Muang waterfalls fall over granite boulders into swimming pools; a walk of about 30 minutes leads up to Na Muang 2, which drops around 79 meters (259 feet). Higher still, the Secret Buddha Garden is a jungle sculpture park that retired durian farmer Nim Thongsuk began in 1976, at the age of 77.

South of Chaweng, the Hin Ta Hin Yai rocks at the end of Lamai Beach are one of the island’s best-known sights, and inland from Lamai, Wat Khunaram keeps the body of Luang Pho Daeng, a monk who died in meditation in 1973. He sits upright in a glass case, wearing sunglasses. For a day at sea, boats run to Ang Thong National Marine Park, 42 limestone islands about 28 kilometers (17 miles) away, with caves and an inland saltwater lake.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the Koh Samui Webcam located?

The main camera is at The Shack in Fisherman’s Village, Bophut, on the north coast of Koh Samui. Two more cameras are in Chaweng on the east coast, and the fourth looks over Bang Rak bay from the Floating Lotus, next to Big Buddha Pier.

What can you see on the Koh Samui Webcam?

A restaurant lane in Fisherman’s Village, the main road outside Bondi Aussie Bar and Grill in Chaweng, the bar strip on Soi Green Mango, and Bang Rak bay, with fishing boats, the ferry pier and the Big Buddha.

What is the weather like in Koh Samui?

Hot and humid all year, with highs of 29 to 33 C (84 to 91 F). The dry season runs from January to April, and the heaviest rain falls from mid-October to early December.

Where is the Fisherman’s Village night market on Koh Samui?

On the Bophut waterfront, along the old shophouse street at the east end of Bophut beach. The Walking Street market takes over the road every Friday evening.

How tall is the Big Buddha on Koh Samui?

The statue at Wat Phra Yai is 12 meters (39 feet) tall. It was completed in 1972 and stands on the islet of Koh Fan, joined to Samui by a causeway at the east end of Bang Rak beach.

Can you take a ferry to Koh Phangan from Big Buddha Pier?

Yes. The Haad Rin Queen sails from Big Buddha Pier straight to Haad Rin, the Full Moon Party beach, and other operators run from nearby piers in Bang Rak to Thong Sala and Koh Tao.

Does the Koh Samui Webcam work at night?

Yes. The Fisherman’s Village camera streams 24 hours a day, and the street scenes in Bophut and Chaweng are often at their busiest after dark. The bay camera keeps running at night too, but shows little more than boat lights until sunrise.

Source: The Real Samui Webcam