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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Chaweng Malibu
Thailand
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Right in Central Chaweng. Park at Malibu resort, or at Sea Quest in the back & walk down. DistanceIn the city WalkShort walk (5-15 mn) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Alternative name Smokers
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityNormal
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencySometimes break
Wave
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerFast, Fun
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthShort (< 50m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorthWest, West, SouthWest
Good wind directionEast, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+
Best tide positionLow and mid tide
Best tide movementFalling tide
More details
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdFew surfers
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
Additional Information
Atmosphere
The place is often packed with tourists, but if there's waves they tend to stay out of the water. If theres waves, its really consistant.
Swell changes dramatically with the tides. Keep your ear on the Coconut Wireless for surf reports, and hop on it if its breaking.
This spotcan get really good, but the wind can play havoc with it. If the waves ever hit over five feet, head to Lamai's reefs or Secret Beach's perfect bay.
General
Inconsistant, totally, but one of the best spots on the island for a bit of speed. Good lefts & rights. You can rent boards here. I've seen it machine perfect maybe three times in two years. If its on expect to paddle a lot. It's easy to get swept down the beach.
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Comments
By monstra , 04-01-2005
sweet surprise! - Just came back from New Year holiday and had a unexpected surprise in chawang beach. 3 out of 5 days with 2-3 ft surf. You have to duck and dodge the swimmers and anything over 3ft is a closeout but after no surf in 6 months it was beautiful! You can rent boards of all sizes, there's one place with fins for boogies and if you talk to the right local he can take you out to some isloated breaks. good luck!
By miekjbyrne@hotmail.com , 29-07-2004
What a a rip .... - Hey ...Surfed here lasty year and probaly will again this year if i can. Had a few lefts and rights here with a lot more power than Kho Panyang. Problem is that its nothing to write home about. Brekas sometimes short and seem to go nowhere , so have to make the most of the first few seconds ...coz thats all you will have. Long beach and a major rip caught me sending me up the beach which sucked coz i had to walk back with white see though baggies on that where my mates and too big :)Overall - Ok to get wet but would not count on getting a decent wave.Mike
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By paoloitaly@hotmail.it , 12-03-2005
surfing in ko samui - i to everybody . i am in ko samui right now and i had a great time for surfing.just last week wec had two meters waves but now the period of waves is almost finish.anyway you can always come here from october to march to get some waves the life is great and is it so cheap.see you soon