Patong Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Phuket, Thailand)

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Patong Beach Surf Guide

Patong Beach in Phuket is a fairly exposed beach break that has unreliable waves. May-Oct (Dry Season) is the optimum time of year for waves. Works best in offshore winds from the east southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Beware of rips, close outs.

Patong Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	inconsistent	31.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Patong Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Patong Beach occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Patong Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Patong Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 1% of the time in June while 49% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 49% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

49%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

49%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Patong Beach Location Map

Interactive Patong Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Patong Beach is Phuket International Airport (HKT) in Thailand, which is 24 km (15 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Patong Beach is Trang Airport (TST), also in Thailand, 152 km (94 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Patong Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 19:37 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06			Thu
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	glass	off

What does Patong Beach look like?

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Tides at Patong Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Patong Beach, 1 km from Patong Beach.

Next High Water: 12:48am | 1.51m

Next Low Water: 06:36am | 0.56m

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Patong Beach Sea Temperature

A hot and sunny day, feeling like 31.0 °C even after we account for wind, and very warm water temperature (31.4 °C) too at Patong Beach. Surfers may need a thin summer wetsuit or at least a rash vest to block the UV.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 31.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite