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Kitesurfing in Surat Thani Province

4 spots · 2 destinations · 7 schools

Surat Thani's islands split by season and coast.

Spots with a rule3a permit, a zone or a closed season in the recordBeginner spots4where the record says a beginner can rideSeasonJanuary to Aprilsomewhere in the region, and again June to September and November to DecemberWindsNortheast monsoonnamed by two or more of its spots

Koh Phangan's Ban Tai has a butter-flat lagoon behind an offshore reef good for lessons, while Chaloklum on the north shore only turns on when wind swings north to northeast, in a short season centered on the turn of the year. Koh Samui counters with Hua Thanon's shallow lagoon and reachable reef waves through the northeast monsoon, then Nathon on the west coast picks up the opposite southwest season, June to September.

Surat Thani Province holds 4 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 2 destinations. Riding here is mostly lagoons and flat water. The season runs January to April. Every spot suits beginners. 7 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Koh Samui and Koh Phangan.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

Ban Tai BeachKoh Phangan20262026: no kite-specific permit, zone, hours restriction or seasonal ban is published for Ban Tai. What actually limits you is school policy and shared water.
2026: no kite-specific permit, zone, hours restriction or seasonal ban is published for Ban Tai. What actually limits you is school policy and shared water.

The whole rule, on the Ban Tai Beach page

Chaloklum (Fisherman Village)Koh Phangan20262026: no kite-specific rule, permit, closed season or marked zone has been published for Chaloklum Bay, and no Thai municipal or Marine Department document on kite launching here was reachable.
2026: no kite-specific rule, permit, closed season or marked zone has been published for Chaloklum Bay, and no Thai municipal or Marine Department document on kite launching here was reachable.

The whole rule, on the Chaloklum (Fisherman Village) page

Hua Thanon (Nahai Beach)Koh Samui20262026: no kite-specific rule, permit, marked zone, seasonal ban or municipal watersports order has been published for Hua Thanon, and spot records for the beach list the rules as none.
2026: no kite-specific rule, permit, marked zone, seasonal ban or municipal watersports order has been published for Hua Thanon, and spot records for the beach list the rules as none.

The whole rule, on the Hua Thanon (Nahai Beach) page

Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.

The winds here

what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote

Northeast monsoon

named by 2 spots here

No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.

Destinations in Surat Thani Province

Koh Samuilagoonflat waterchoppy2 spots · 1 schoolsKoh Phanganlagoonflat waterchoppy2 spots · 6 schools

All spots in Surat Thani Province

Ban Tai Beachbutter-flat shallow lagoon inside reef; choppy outside reef · beginner okChaloklum (Fisherman Village)flat lagoon with possible swell/open-coast chop in stronger northeast wind · beginner okHua Thanon (Nahai Beach)shallow flat lagoon with chop and small reef waves outside · beginner okNathonshallow flat to choppy bay · beginner ok

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z, and no spot here is filed above tier 3.

Last updated September 2026