Lampi Island tide times

Lampi Island — Ko Lam Pi in Thai, Lampi Kyun in Burmese — is the largest island in the Lampi Marine National Park, covering approximately 205 square kilometres in the northern section of the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar. The island rises to forested hills above 300 metres and its coastline is a succession of white sand beaches, granite headlands, and fringing coral reef. The marine park designation, gazetted in 1996, provides legal protection to the surrounding reef and waters, though enforcement capacity in this remote area is limited.

The tidal regime at Lampi is mixed semidiurnal with a spring range of approximately 3 to 4 metres — substantial for a mid-archipelago island location. The lower range compared to Kawthaung and Myeik reflects Lampi's more open ocean exposure relative to the enclosed estuaries of the coast. At low water springs, the reef flats on the sheltered eastern bays of Lampi expose 100 to 200 metres of inter-tidal platform — sand, rubble, and living reef. These flats are the primary foraging ground for dugong (Dugong dugon) in the Mergui Archipelago; seagrass meadows in the sheltered bays of Lampi and the surrounding islands are among the most intact remaining in the Andaman Sea.

Access to Lampi is by liveaboard from Kawthaung, the closest departure point — Lampi sits approximately 60 kilometres north of Kawthaung by sea, a 4 to 5 hour journey by liveaboard at cruising speed. Day trip access from Kawthaung is theoretically possible but the sea transit is long for a day return. Liveaboard itineraries typically spend 2 to 3 days around Lampi as part of a longer Mergui circuit.

The coral reef around Lampi is in the better condition of the northern Mergui islands because of the reduced fishing pressure from the marine park designation. Sea turtle nesting — primarily green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) — occurs on the undisturbed beach sections. Nesting season in the Andaman region runs March to September, with hatching from June to November. Liveaboard guests should observe any turtle activity from a respectful distance and avoid beaches with nesting signs in the night hours.

The inter-tidal reef flat at low water springs on the eastern side of Lampi exposes a rich community: sea cucumbers (multiple species, harvested by Moken for dried sea cucumber trade), giant clam (Tridacna squamosa), fiddler crabs, and the tracks and shells of mollusk species. The Moken community historically worked these flats as part of their seasonal harvest cycle; relations between liveaboard operators and Moken in the area are an ongoing aspect of the archipelago's management context.

Bird life on Lampi includes the Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) — a large, iridescent ground pigeon found on forested island chains from the Andaman Sea to the Pacific — and the critically endangered Narcondam hornbill's range boundary. White-bellied sea eagle nests on the Lampi headlands; brahminy kite is common along the shore.

Predictions on this page come from Open-Meteo Marine, a gridded global ocean model. Accuracy is typically within plus or minus 45 minutes on timing and 0.2 to 0.3 metres on height — model-derived, not from a local gauge. The local tide authority is the Myanmar Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH).