Hello Anna,
November - June: Hua Hin or Paknam Pran. Easterlies from North sector at the beginning of the dry season to South sector later on.
At high tide, go to Paknam Squid beach. Later in the season Feb onwards, high tide isn't an issue.
As a matter of fact, the whole coast from Cha Am down al the way to Chumphon and beyond is great and worth the visit.
Can do in Phuket Friendship Beach in Chalong Bay (near Rawai), but hardly any beach at high tide, no water at low tide and always cramped.
Bars in Rawai and Chalong, but not on the beach.
June - September: Phuket Nai Yang near the airport, which is the best for waves in Thailand, but Westerly monsoon season bring spells of rain. If the wind is too much from the South, it's gusty, so move to beautiful Nai Harn South of the Island.
Toby is right about the nasty jellyfish at times, both in Phuket and Hua Hin.
A small note I wrote about the seasons in SE Asia ten years ago.
http://www.nautikites.net/blog/index.ph ... 916-080059
Enjoy your stay in the land of smiles.
mariamaria_anna wrote: ↑Mon Sep 03, 2018 4:52 pm
Hey guys,
I need an advice regarding two kite spots in Thailand - Hua Hin vs Rawai (Phuket).
The thing is, I am going to move for a couple of months (most probably 6 to 8 months) to one of these places, but I have to decide to which one. I have read a lot of posts comparing both places, but I still feel a bit lost. So far I have come across the information that Hua Hin is less touristic and cheaper compared to Phuket, but on the other hand Phuket has more beautiful beaches and it is easy / fast to access them.
However, from some photos and videos I have an impression that Phuket (I would be going to Rawai or Friendship beach which is at the south end of Phuket) is more more chill and beach lifestyle, with nice bars just by the beach, but the beach at Hua Hin seems surrounded by rather big hotels.
I have not found a good comparison regarding kiteboarding conditions, but seems that in Phuket most popular kites are bigger ones, for example 14 m2.
Do you have any experience with these locations?
Which one would you suggest for a "longer"' trip?
Thanks in advance!
Anna