Kamala beach Thailand surfing conditions

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Kamala Surfing Conditions

Winds	Variable
Tides	all
Swell	.5 to 3 metres
Waves	beginner to experienced
Surf details	- When it's under 1 metre- on low tide. - When it's over 1metre- on any tide. - The point: mid tide, on a bigger swell.
Other	point break for experienced surfers

Fifteen minutes north of Patong beach at the top of Khao Phanthurat pass, you will see the surf at Kamala Bay. The 2.5 km bay is lined with casuarina trees and coconut palms. Kamala beach has a small fishing village atmosphere, but it is changing, with bars, restaurants and guesthouses appearing almost everyday.

Kamala beach in-spite of this has a very relaxed atmosphere. It is a popular rental area for people who are staying a few months or more on the island. Budget Kamala guesthouses and restaurants

If you take the first left turn at the bottom of the hill, coming from Patong, you will come to a small bridge continue to the left and you will find two isolated small beaches opposite Kamala Bay Terrace Resort, no surf here, but a good place to relax and do a bit of snorkelling and it overlooks all of Kamala's surf spots. Further out to the headland you can see a surfing point break which works on a mid-tide, on a swell over 1 metre. Surf between the island and the headland.

Back to the bridge and a right turn brings you to a small village along the beach going north. There are surfable beach breaks which run down the end of the reef near some local guesthouses, best on a swell of over 1 metre. Back to the main road and head north, past Phuket Fantasea, you will see a few small signs directing you down to the beach. This northern corner of

Kamala is a beach break with the sand banks being held stable by surrounding reefs. The waves here are very consistent and work from 1/2 to 3 metres. The wave can be quite fat and slow when it is big as it breaks further out but as it gets closer to shore the wave starts to stand up. There is also a small surfable point-reef break very inconsistant though.

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Surfing Kamala Beach