The calm northern end of बांग ताओ bay inside the national park: river mouth, Koh Kala at low tide, no strip.
लायन · 1.5 km · कोई नहीं · October–April · Revision 5 सित॰ 2026
Layan Beach is 1.5 km of sand in लायन, partly sheltered by headlands, without lifeguards, reached by सड़क free of charge. Best months to swim: October–April; rip-current risk from May to October: moderate. Good for swimming, children, quiet, sunset.
लायन is the calmest stretch of the whole बांग ताओ bay: the headland shelters it from the north-west, the sand is fine and the gradient gentle, and in the high season the water is glassy in the mornings. The river mouth at the northern end is shallow enough for small children, and the walk across to Koh Kala at low tide is a small adventure. Loungers are few because the beach is inside the Sirinat park boundary; bring your own shade. The wet season brings smaller waves here than anywhere else on the west coast, and लायन is often swimmable when सुरिन and कता are flagged — but rips run off the headland on rough days and there is no lifeguard post, so it is a judgement, not a guarantee. Jellyfish drift in after storms.
स्रोत: Thai National Parks — Sirinat National Park (5 सित॰ 2026) · सभी स्रोत
| महीना | समुद्र की हालत | उग्र दिन | समुद्र °C | सबसे अच्छे महीने |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | शांत | 0 | 28.8 | हाँ |
| Feb | शांत | 0 | 29.1 | हाँ |
| Mar | शांत | 0 | 29.8 | हाँ |
| Apr | शांत | 0 | 30.7 | हाँ |
| May | हल्की लहरें | 4 | 31.0 | — |
| Jun | हल्की लहरें | 8 | 30.1 | — |
| Jul | हल्की लहरें | 13 | 29.9 | — |
| Aug | हल्की लहरें | 9 | 29.9 | — |
| Sep | हल्की लहरें | 12 | 29.2 | — |
| Oct | शांत | 2 | 29.5 | हाँ |
| Nov | शांत | 0 | 29.8 | हाँ |
| Dec | शांत | 0 | 29.0 | हाँ |
स्रोत: Open-Meteo (ERA5), 2015–2026 (island rough-sea days, 2015–2025, damped for a beach that is partly sheltered by headlands); Open-Meteo Marine API (sea-surface temperature, 2022-12–2026-08).
Median monthly mean, west-coast grid point, 2022-12–2026-08 · Open-Meteo Marine API
Island rough-sea days, median per calendar month, 2015–2025; the beach's best months in the figure colour · Open-Meteo (ERA5), 2015–2026
The table above applies the island's marine normals to this beach: median rough-sea days per calendar month from Open-Meteo (ERA5), 2015–2026 (2015–2025, marine fields from 2022), damped by the beach's shelter, and median sea-surface temperature from Open-Meteo Marine API (2022-12–2026-08). Calm months here: October–April. Some swell: May–September. No month is rough here on the model. The sea is 28.8–31.0 °C as monthly medians, warm in every month; temperature never decides a swim on Phuket, the sea state does. The best-months row is the beach's own calm season and is derived, not opinion.
Layan Beach is partly sheltered by headlands, which decides its year. A headland takes the edge off the south-west swell, so on the island's rough-sea months (May–September) the sea here is usually 'some swell' rather than 'rough', and the beach is often usable when the open beaches are red-flagged; the rip-current risk from May to October is moderate, and rips still run off the rocks at the ends on big days. There are no lifeguards, so the judgement is yours. Phuket records around 30–40 drownings a year, most of them between May and October on the open west coast; the hospitals catalogue names the nearest 24-hour emergency room from लायन, and the emergency number is 1669. Jellyfish drift in after storms on the whole coast; vinegar is the first aid.
A couple of simple restaurants and a few vendors; no loungers inside the park boundary — bring shade.
सड़क · मुफ़्त
Road from लायन village to the car park by the river mouth.
$18 एयरपोर्ट टैक्सी लायन तक, प्रति कार, इंडेक्स माध्यिका, सितंबर 2026 · n = 8
Road from लायन village to the car park by the river mouth. There is no entry fee. The beach is 0.6 km from the centre of लायन as the site defines it. From the airport, the taxi-counter fare to लायन was $18 per car as the index median in सितंबर 2026 (8 observations); the airport-transfer page compares taxi, ride-hailing, minivan and the Smart Bus for the area. 15 km separate the airport from लायन by road. The nearest other beaches in this catalogue are Banana Beach (2.5 km), Bang Tao Beach (3.6 km), Nai Thon Beach (3.9 km), Pansea Beach (5.4 km).
A couple of simple restaurants and a few vendors; no loungers inside the park boundary — bring shade. There are no loungers on the sand; bring shade. Natural shade exists behind the beach. Food and drink are available at or just behind the beach. Hotels, villa rents and the cost of a day in लायन are priced on the area page from the index.
In October–April, yes — the sea is calm on the island's marine normals. From May to October the rip-current risk is moderate: a headland softens the swell but rips run off the rocks on big days. There are no lifeguards. Red flag means no swimming; in an emergency call 1669.
October–April. The sea is calm here in October–April, on the island's marine normals (Open-Meteo (ERA5), 2015–2026) applied to a beach that is partly sheltered by headlands. Sea temperature runs 28.8–31.0 °C through the year, so it is never the deciding factor.
Road from लायन village to the car park by the river mouth. Entry is free. The airport taxi to लायन was $18 per car as the index median in सितंबर 2026; लायन is 15 km from the airport by road.
रेस्तराँ, शौचालय, पार्किंग, प्राकृतिक छाया; not लाउंजर, शॉवर. A couple of simple restaurants and a few vendors; no loungers inside the park boundary — bring shade.
कंसीयर्ज
विला, यॉट, हेलीकॉप्टर और प्राइवेट टूर एक ही कार्यक्रम में, तारीख़ सहित मूल्य संदर्भ और एक संपर्क के साथ।