Overview

Friendship Beach is located on Phuket's southeast coast near Rawai. It works during the NE monsoon (Nov-Mar) with moderate thermal winds. A quiet, less touristy spot with flat water in the bay. Some mangrove areas nearby.

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Spot forecast for Friendship Beach

Sunrise 06:13 · 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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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 6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:07 · 1.6 m Low tide 12:04 · 1.1 m High tide 18:34 · 1.6 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:28 · 1.1 m High tide 06:41 · 1.7 m Low tide 13:16 · 0.9 m High tide 19:33 · 1.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:36 · 1 m High tide 07:37 · 1.9 m Low tide 13:59 · 0.7 m High tide 20:13 · 2 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:20 · 0.8 m High tide 08:20 · 2.1 m Low tide 14:34 · 0.6 m High tide 20:48 · 2.2 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:58 · 0.6 m High tide 08:58 · 2.2 m Low tide 15:08 · 0.4 m High tide 21:21 · 2.4 m

Friendship Beach: 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

267h

in January · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in January: 23 rideable days a month and 267 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is June, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 6%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is September, at 29 °C. The wettest month is September, with 300 mm.

Monthly averages: Friendship Beach

Monthly averages — Friendship Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.5	267 h	31 °C	33 mm
February	24.5	201 h	32 °C	40 mm
March	21.5	157 h	33 °C	88 mm
April	8.5	47 h	32 °C	162 mm
May	3.0	9 h	31 °C	226 mm
June	0.0	1 h	30 °C	226 mm
July	0.0	0 h	30 °C	137 mm
August	0.0	0 h	30 °C	214 mm
September	0.0	1 h	29 °C	300 mm
October	1.0	4 h	29 °C	286 mm
November	15.5	144 h	29 °C	248 mm
December	23.5	225 h	30 °C	116 mm

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Technical details of Friendship Beach spot

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, ESE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Flat water in the sheltered bay. Shallow at low tide.

Wind specificities

NE monsoon (Nov-Mar) thermal winds 10-18 knots. Moderate and relatively consistent.

Hazards

Shallow rocks and mangroves at the edges. Boat traffic.

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