Mui Ne is a beach town on the south-east coast of Vietnam, near Phan Thiet. The main beach is a gently curving, south-facing stretch of sand more than a kilometre long, with the kite schools along it. The water is mostly choppy, with small to medium waves, and the wave spots are a short drive away.
The north-east monsoon is the season, from November to March. In those months at least seven days in ten clear 12 knots for three daylight hours or more, and February is the pick at nearly nine in ten. The mean over those rideable hours sits between 16 and 17 knots. The wind builds through the morning: in January fewer than one day in five is windy at 8am, and more than eight in ten from 2pm on. July and August bring a lighter south-west season; Surfpoint puts it at 12 to 20 knots. October is the quietest month in the record, at about four days in ten. A February afternoon here is reliably powered up.
Malibu Beach, about a 15 to 20 minute drive away, is the wave spot, with the wind on or side-on.
Not yet checked against a weather station or an independent model, so treat these figures as a guide.
At a glance
Is it for you?
Skill levelComfortable
WaterMixed bag
Wind · MayHit and miss
Crowds · MayBusy patches
Local vibeFriendly enough
Water qualityUsually clean
NightlifeA bar or two
CostMid
Geek analysis
May in the record
45% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
In May the wind most often sits at 8 to 11 kt (34% of daylight hours). No daylight hour is over 12 kt on at least half the days. The best hour is 1pm, on 46% of days. See both charts in the full report
No weather station near enough to check these figures against.
May on the record
The month's own figures, not the year's average.
Rideable days14 of 31Ten Mays in the record
DirectionNo single prevailing direction
Wind, rideable hours15 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air32.0°CMaximum
Waves0.6 m0% of days run big
Take it with you
The full Mui Ne report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind02The month's own records03Full schools & kit04Per-launch tide notes05Shore dump & strong afternoons06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits
WindChaser spot reportMui NeLam Dong, Vietnam · May45% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
When it gets busy
Crowds
Feb · High
Compiled research puts the busy months with the wind and the dry season, November to April, and the quietest in August. It is not a head count.
On the water
What May usually does
May sits outside the best months here. 45% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
Launch
Hazard
Parking
School
Stay
Webcam
We haven't found published rules for this spot.
Local intel
Getting there & on the ground
Nearest airportHo Chi Minh City (SGN)Mui Ne is 4 to 5 hours by road.
On the groundNovember to MarchThe north-east monsoon, the windiest months in the record. February is the pick.
Getting aroundTransfer, then walkC2Sky arranges transfers from Ho Chi Minh City. The schools sit along one beach road.
