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Eddie Solomon in Phuket

Surfing in Thailand is quite a recent phenomenon. About 10 years ago surfers in Thailand were very few and mainly restricted to foreign expatriates living and working in Thailand. The waves and surf spots were and many still are kept closely guarded secret surf spots. Thai people generally became interested in the sport in the late 90's and in recent years the amount of Thai surfers has exploded. Phuket now holds annual surf contests and supports a growing and enthusiastic surfing fraternity.

The surf in Thailand definitely does not rank as a world-class surf travel destination like Bali, Hawaii or Sumatra, but it definitely has its place. The waves are generally smaller and less powerful making it ideal for people learning to surf.

The Thailand surf also is very suitable for bodyboarding or boogie boarding with some beaches such as Surin beach and Laem Singh in Phuket being ideal for body board maneuvers.

Surf gear, accessories and surfboards have always been difficult to come by and much of the equipment has been left here by surfers heading home from other destinations like Indonesia. This is also changing with surf shops in Phuket, Koh Samui and Bangkok. Although the latter 2 are brand name merchandising stores, local surf shops do exist. Bodyboarding equipment is also becoming more readily available, but quaility bodyboards still need to be imported. After saying that there are now NMD Bodyboards available in Phuket