Surfing Kata Yai beach
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surfing conditions at kata beach
| Winds |
south-west
to north-east |
| Tides |
mid
tide |
| Swell |
.5
to 2 metres |
| Waves |
beginner
to intermediate |
Surf
details |
southern
end of the beach
crowded at times |
surf pics of Kata Beach
Directions
Following the road south from Karon beach you will come
to the Kata Beach town centre with shops restaurants and bars, at a four way intersection
take the road to the right and you will come to Kata Yai Beach. Most of the surfable
waves here are at the southern end near Kata
Beach Resort.
Kata Beach Surf
Kata Beach surf is regarded as the most popular surfing beach on Phuket and when
the waves are good it can be crowded even for Phuket standards. This is the beach
where Quiksilver hosted an annual Kata beach surfing contest back in 1999 to 2003.
Although it can get crowded the atmosphere in the water is friendly and so far
localism doesn't exist here.
The waves are fast, but makeable and can jack
up on the sand bank to twice the height of the swell. The downside to this break
is that after the rains a lot of rubbish washes into the water.
The best surf in Kata beach is at the southern end,
where you will find nice peaks from in front of a few small surfboard rental Shops
to down past the car park. As you go further north along the beach the waves get
smaller, being protected by the headland and Koh Bpoo (Crab Island).
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From Bill Sellers
Hi i surf Kata beach in august 2009 and found it when it
was big ,
the easy way to get out is to walk down to near where the rocks and there a surfboard
hire shop and shops paddle out through .
Surfing Kata beach still wasnt easy for me being a long
boarder , but shoert board can duck dive . Like all beach breaks shifting sand
breaks catching waves was easy but you have to watch for jet ski the people have
no idea on how to get out or watching where they are going .
there is also a lot of beginners who drop in or go straight,
that is why the locals are easy going . I also found as the swell drop the banks
were becoming lot more makeable and easy to paddle out.
I am going again this year hoping to surf different breaks
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