Overview

The area near Sarasin Bridge at the northern tip of Phuket offers kitesurfing in the channel between Phuket and the mainland. The spot works during the SW monsoon (May-Oct). Flat to choppy water with tidal currents in the channel. Less crowded than the west coast beaches.

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Spot forecast for Phuket - Bridge (Sarasin)

Sunrise 06:14 · Sunset 18:09

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:04 · 1.6 m Low tide 12:07 · 1 m High tide 18:23 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:28 · 1.1 m High tide 06:34 · 1.7 m Low tide 13:11 · 0.9 m High tide 19:23 · 1.7 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:30 · 0.9 m High tide 07:30 · 1.9 m Low tide 13:52 · 0.7 m High tide 20:05 · 2 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:13 · 0.7 m High tide 08:13 · 2 m Low tide 14:27 · 0.5 m High tide 20:41 · 2.2 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:51 · 0.6 m High tide 08:51 · 2.2 m Low tide 15:00 · 0.4 m High tide 21:14 · 2.4 m

Phuket - Bridge (Sarasin): when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

256h

in July · 25 rideable days

The season runs from May to October, peaking in July: 20 rideable days a month and 256 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is December, at 0.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 96%13-20 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 96% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is August, at 29 °C. The wettest month is September, with 434 mm.

Monthly averages: Phuket - Bridge (Sarasin)

Monthly averages — Phuket - Bridge (Sarasin) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	1.0	3 h	31 °C	75 mm
February	6.5	19 h	33 °C	39 mm
March	13.0	39 h	34 °C	71 mm
April	11.0	42 h	32 °C	176 mm
May	13.5	105 h	31 °C	326 mm
June	23.5	238 h	30 °C	268 mm
July	25.0	256 h	30 °C	194 mm
August	21.5	187 h	29 °C	318 mm
September	25.0	271 h	29 °C	434 mm
October	13.5	92 h	29 °C	297 mm
November	6.0	58 h	29 °C	245 mm
December	0.5	1 h	31 °C	79 mm

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Technical details of Phuket - Bridge (Sarasin) spot

The spot works with winds from SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: S, SSW, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Flat to choppy water with tidal currents. Channel between island and mainland.

Wind specificities

SW monsoon winds (May-Oct). Wind can funnel through the channel creating stronger gusts.

Hazards

Strong tidal currents in the channel. Boat traffic. Do not drift into shipping lanes.

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