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Best for waves and flat
3 places in Thailand have both a flat-water spot and a wave spot: Koh Phangan, Koh Samui and Thung Wua Lean Beach. Between them, 5 matching spots and 7 kite schools.
Ordered by how many spots each place holds.
Koh PhanganKoh SamuiThung Wua Lean BeachEverything Thailand doesWaves and flat nearbyAlso in Thailand
3 places, largest first
2 of its 2 spots are flat water or waves
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2 of its 2 spots are flat water or waves
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1 of its 1 spot is flat water or waves
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the figure in a cell is how many of that place's spots qualify; waves and flat is the column you are on
| Place | Flat water | Waves | Beginners | Foiling | Waves and flat | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 1 | none | 3 | 1 | none | 7 |
| Koh Phangan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Pranburi - Pak Nam Pran | none | 1 | 2 | 2 | none | 4 |
| Koh Samui | 2 | 1 | 2 | none | 2 | 1 |
| Hua Hin | none | none | 1 | 1 | none | 2 |
| Jomtien / Na Jomtien Beach | 1 | none | none | 1 | none | none |
| Thung Wua Lean Beach | 1 | 1 | none | none | 1 | none |
A cell reading none in one of the five facet columns is a rule no spot at that place matches; in the Schools column it is a place with no school on file. A figure links to that facet's page for Thailand where there is one - 5 of the five clear the three-place gate here - except in the column you are already on, and the Schools figures, which are counts rather than facets.
Waves and flat nearby
PhilippinesMaldivesAustraliaLatviaGreece
The closest countries with a page for the same kind of riding, centre to centre: Philippines 2,338 km, Maldives 3,278 km, Australia 5,749 km, Latvia 7,785 km, Greece 8,000 km.
A place is here when it holds both a flat or lagoon spot and a wave spot, so a session can go either way without moving town. A country needs three such places before it gets a page of its own.