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LAST UPDATE: Thursday October 23, 2003

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This may not be true surfing territory,
but those who are lucky enough to catch the storm swells that follow the monsoon season storms will have great fun in some of the most beautiful scenery.

And the on-shore fun and facilities on Phuket simply can't be beat

The key words here are when you can for here on Phuket there is no regular deep ocean swell that brings good waves to surfing beaches.

The only waves available here are storm driven, and occurr only during the monsoon season from June to OCtober. You simply have to be lucky to catch good waves here. The best conditions occur after the monsoon winds have blown from some days, then suddenly stop. The swells continue coming for sevral days after the wind falls, and even themselves out to form some excellent breaks. But they will usually only last about thee or four days following the end of the wind, getting smaller each day. This happens off and on during the monsoon, and the surfer just has to be hanging around to get lucky.
 

But when you do get lucky, the waves can be beautiful. Kata, with its curved beach in a bay, gives a good break. There is another good one breaking onto reef at the very northern end of Patong. And sometimes Nai Harn at the very bottom end of the island offers good sets of waves. The highest number of boards this keen body surfer has ever been able to count in Kata at one time was 23.

Come back soon and we will offer photographs of each of these beaches with waves...