Submitted by eivind on 29 October 2007 - 4:21am.
Thailand has for years been known as the land of smile and for it's nice long sandy beaches. The beach in Hua Hin receives wind from October until May and is a great place for all levels of Kiteboarders. The beach is more than 3 kilometers long, great for downwinders, and in the relatively uncrowded kite area there are only pure sand and no rock for more than a kilometer, with plenty of space to lay down, launch and land your kite. The beach is on low tide up to 150 meter wide. Average wind is 12 - 20 knots.
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Your holiday in this spaceGetting there:
Nearest airport:
Bangkok
Nearest big city:
Hua Hin
Nearest town:
Hua Hin Town
Trip from town:
medium
Access:
immediate
Directions:
3 hours drive south from Bangkok - can catch bus/train/taxi. 40 minutes flight from Bangkok. Bangkok Airlines fly to Hua hin twice daily from Ko Samui and Bangkok, cost 1200 Baht. Trains are available from Bangkok and Malaysia, although from Bangkok it is easier to catch the bus than the train. Buses leave from the southern bus station in Bangkok to Hua Hin every 20 minutes, cost 128 Baht. Taxis are available from the Bangkok airport to Hua Hin, cost 1700 Baht. Walking distance from From Hua Hin Town to the kite spot.
Low-cost flights to Hua HinAt the beach:
Spot type:
beach
Shore:
soft sand
Bottom:
sandy
Crowd:
sparse
Hazards:
- totally safe
Facilities:
+ school
+ launch area
+ gear rental
+ toilets
+ food
+ shop
+ parking
Beach rules:
North of the Softitel hotel are rocks and beyond that is a NO-GO military zone where the King of Thailand lives. Go there at your own risk.
At high tide the beach gets very small. Beach is widest in the summer months from February to May up to 100m wide at low tide. Width decreases from November to January, on occasion’s high tide can leave zero beach.
Weather:
Mid May to October: the South Westerly monsoons, the rainy season. Water temperatures range from 26-30°C throughout the year. Averagec air temperature: 28°C.
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Wind conditions:
Dominant winds:
NE
SE
Respect to shore:
sideshore
Best direction:
SE
Wind strenght (Bf):
3-4
Blowing at:
morning
afternoon
Best season:
[70% >= 4bf]
› January
› February
› March
› April
› May
Medium season:
[45-70% >= 4bf]
› October
› November
› December
Wind details:
Between 8-20 knots, generally very consistent wind, best directions and prevailing conditions NE and SE winds. This place has the longest windy season in Thailand from start of November to end of April. November to January: the Northeasterly monsoons, wind ranging from 8-20 knots. Wind blows in cycles averaging 6-10 days at a time. Wind is generally strongest in the morning decreasing over the day. Wind direction is generally northerly in the morning swinging slowly around to the Northeast over the day. February to Mid May: Afternoon sea breezes 12-20 knots, starting in the around 13:00 and building until around 17:00 then decreasing as the sun goes down. Mid May to October: the South Westerly monsoons, gusty offshore winds, the rainy season.
On the water:
Water quality:
clean
Best tide:
no dependency
Water details:
Tide has no regularity (we are in Thailand after all), waves are wind depended - but we have a nice little beach break great for riding. Hua Hin beach has choppy waves getting bigger as the wind increases, a nice little shore break for shredding and boosting. Waves are smaller during the months of February to April. As for Jellyfish in Hua Hin, they can be found in November and then in March to May. In 2003 we only had about a week of them being around in late March, then they disappeared. 2002 they where more prevalent in April and May but wearing long pants and rashy will do the job. Nasty jelly fish!
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