Cocoa Beach 08-2009
When the wind is howling onshore, the beaches south of the Cape are blown out and there’s a 3m+ swell running, Cocoa Beach is worth checking. The waves tend to closeout but there’s plenty of makeable wedges that come through. The backwash effect at high tide can blow the waves up by half their size again.
The World Famous Rusty Pelican
Aka 'Moes', this is Moe, he’s a surfer, he also serves up very cold beer, a select menu of delicious cheap Mexican dishes and the coolest tunes in town. Find the Rusty Pelican down the small soi opposite the Mukdara Resort on Bang Niang beach road.
Nang Thong 08-2009
The south side of Nang Thong beach, the nearest break to Khao Lak’s tourist center. Not overly fantastic waves this day, the north side of the lighthouse seems to have better surf.
Natai 08-2009
Natai ranks as one of our favourite beach breaks in the Phangnga area as it picks up plenty of swell, has long shapely walls and always an empty line-up. The pier lends a handy route out for days with more size.
Hotspring 08-2009
Small waves breaking into the rivermouth at Hotspring, isolated spot involving a short paddle across a river to access the wave.
Glass Bay 07-2009
Made up of three smaller bays with beach waves, a point and a reef slab, quite sheltered from the predominant onshores it's a cool place to hang out and surf all day. Thank you to www.isup.asia for the photos.
Ya Point 07-2009
It has to be big and stormy for this place to work but on the few occasions it does, it peaks on the corner with a left breaking into the beach and a right which pushes around the point, Samet island in the background. Pics taken from an elevated position.
