Lamai Beach Webcam – See Koh Samui’s East Coast Sands

The Lamai Beach Webcam looks south along the sand from Baobab, a beach restaurant on the southern part of Lamai Beach, on the east coast of Koh Samui in Thailand. The Gulf of Thailand fills the left of the frame, and a big rounded granite boulder sits at the water’s edge with the beach running on beyond it. Closer in, white parasols shade beanbags and a massage stand, while a line of wooden steps climbs the sand bank to the restaurant deck. A second tab switches to a hillside camera above the village, looking over the rooftops, palms and red-tiled resort buildings of Lamai to the open water of the bay. The tide and the light change the scene through the day, and from mid-October the wet season can bring grey skies and rougher water.

About Lamai Beach

Lamai is Koh Samui’s second beach, on the east coast just south of Chaweng, the island’s largest resort strip. Like Chaweng, it grew from a hippie hangout into a party town packed with bars, but the sand here is generally in better shape and the beach does not get quite so crowded. The center of Chaweng Beach lies about 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) north of central Lamai in a straight line. Between the two sits Silver Beach, a small bay in the foothills and cliffs that separate them, whose Thai name, Haad Thong Ta-khian, means the beach of the Ta-khian trees.

The main camera belongs to Baobab, a beach restaurant at 127/64 Had Lamai Road in Maret subdistrict, just south of the Ammatara Pura Pool Villas. A French and Thai couple run it as a relaxed beach club, with sun loungers set out on the sand in front of the dining deck. From here the beach carries on toward the rocky south end of the bay, home to the island’s most famous rock formations.

The hillside tab comes from Villa Tao, high on the slope behind the village. It is a wide panorama rather than a close view: green hillside and treetops in the foreground, Lamai’s houses, hotels and roads in the middle, and open sea on the horizon. A forested headland closes the view on the left.

Weather and Climate at Lamai Beach

Lamai is hot all year. Nights stay between 24 and 26 C (75 and 79 F) in every month, and daytime highs run from about 29 C (84 F) in December and January to 33 C (91 F) in May. The rain keeps a different calendar from most of Thailand. From April to September, when much of the country has its monsoon, Samui stays fairly dry, with about 80 to 135 millimeters (3 to 5 inches) of rain a month. The heaviest rain falls from mid-October to early December. November is the wettest month at about 445 millimeters (17.5 inches), and the year’s total comes to close to 2,000 millimeters (79 inches).

February is the driest month, with only about 64 millimeters (2.5 inches) of rain, and January and February are the slightly cooler months that most visitors aim for. March and April stay mostly dry as the heat builds, with April highs near 32 C (89 F). From May to September the camera can show strong sun and passing showers on the same day, while late October to early December can bring low grey skies, long downpours and rougher water on the beach.

Things to Do Near Lamai Beach

The Hin Ta and Hin Yai rocks, the Grandfather and Grandmother rocks, are the obvious walk from the camera. They stand at the southern end of Lamai Beach, about 750 meters (0.5 miles) from Baobab in a straight line, and their shapes look strikingly like male and female genitals, which has made them one of the island’s best-known sights. Back in the village, Lamai’s bars and beach lounges keep things lively after dark.

Inland, Wat Khunaram sits about 4.7 kilometers (2.9 miles) west of the camera in a straight line. It is the island’s most famous temple, known for its mummified monk, who sits upright in a glass case. Close by, the Na Muang waterfalls lie about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) inland from the beach; a walk of around 30 minutes leads up to Na Muang 2, where the water drops around 79 meters (259 feet) between purple rocks. For a quieter swim, Silver Beach, the next bay north, is normally a little less crowded than its neighbors.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Lamai Beach?

Lamai Beach is on the east coast of Koh Samui, an island in the Gulf of Thailand that belongs to Surat Thani Province. It lies just south of Chaweng, and the camera is at Baobab, a beach restaurant on the southern part of the beach.

What can you see on the Lamai Beach Webcam?

The main view looks south along the beach from Baobab’s deck, with the sea on the left, a large granite boulder at the waterline, and parasols and beanbags in the foreground. The Lamai Bay Panorama tab looks down from the hillside over the village rooftops to the open sea.

Does the Lamai Beach Webcam show Crystal Bay or Silver Beach?

No. Both cameras on this page are on Lamai: one on the beach at Baobab and one on the hillside above the village. Crystal Bay, also called Silver Beach, is the next small bay to the north, between Lamai and Chaweng, and it has its own webcam in the list above.

How far is Lamai Beach from Chaweng Beach?

The center of Chaweng Beach is about 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) north of central Lamai in a straight line, with Silver Beach and the hills in between. Lamai is the less crowded of the two, though it has plenty of bars of its own.

What is the weather like at Lamai Beach?

Hot all year, with highs of 29 to 33 C (84 to 91 F) and nights of 24 to 26 C (75 to 79 F). February is the driest month, and the heaviest rain falls from mid-October to early December.

Is September a good time to visit Koh Samui?

Often, yes. September comes before Samui’s wet season, with about 118 millimeters (4.6 inches) of rain on average and highs near 32 C (89 F). From April to September, while much of Thailand has its monsoon, Samui stays fairly dry, and the heavy rain only starts in mid-October.

How far are the Hin Ta and Hin Yai rocks from the camera?

About 750 meters (0.5 miles) south in a straight line, at the rocky southern end of Lamai Beach. They are beyond the stretch of sand the camera shows, but an easy walk from Baobab.

Source: The Real Samui Webcam