Is Rawai Beach safe for swimming?
In November–April, yes — it is sheltered from the south-west monsoon and swimmable all year. Lifeguards are on duty in daylight. Red flag means no swimming; in an emergency call 1669.
Rawai Beach
Longtail-boat shore and seafood market rather than a swimming beach; the departure point for the southern islands.
라와이 · 2 km · 안전요원: 있음 · November–April · Revision 2026년 9월 5일
핵심 정보
2026년 9월 기준- 길이
- 2 km
- 안전요원
- 있음 — daylight
- 노출 정도
- sheltered from the south-west monsoon
- 이안류 위험, 5~10월
- low
- 이안류 위험, 11~4월
- low
- 좋은 달
- November–April
- 접근
- 도로 · 무료
- 수온 °C
- 28.8–31.0 °C
- 공항에서 라와이까지 택시
- $29 차량 1대, 지수 중앙값
Short answer
Rawai Beach is 2 km of sand in 라와이, sheltered from the south-west monsoon, lifeguarded in daylight, reached by 도로 free of charge. Best months to swim: November–April; rip-current risk from May to October: low. Good for sunset, island boats.
라와이 is a shore, not a swimming beach: two kilometres of sand and mud facing south-east, lined with longtails and fishing boats, a sea-gypsy village at one end and the pier and seafood market at the other. At low tide it is mostly flat and the water is not clean enough to recommend. Its point is the pier, from which longtails and speedboats leave for Koh Bon, Koh Lon, Coral Island and Racha — the cheapest way to the small islands from anywhere on Phuket — and the market, where the day's catch is weighed and cooked across the road. A lifeguard post returned to 라와이 in 2025 mainly for the boat traffic and the occasional swimmer. For swimming, 나이한 is ten minutes west; the sheltered aspect means the sea here is calm in the green season, but calm is not the same as clean.
출처: The Phuket News — Phuket Lifeguard Service returns to 라와이, launches post at Koh Racha (2026년 9월 5일) · 전체 출처
월별 바다
| 월 | 바다 상태 | 거친 날 | 수온 °C | 좋은 달 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 잔잔함 | 0 | 28.8 | 예 |
| Feb | 잔잔함 | 0 | 29.1 | 예 |
| Mar | 잔잔함 | 0 | 29.8 | 예 |
| Apr | 잔잔함 | 0 | 30.7 | 예 |
| May | 잔잔함 | 4 | 31.0 | — |
| Jun | 잔잔함 | 8 | 30.1 | — |
| Jul | 잔잔함 | 13 | 29.9 | — |
| Aug | 잔잔함 | 9 | 29.9 | — |
| Sep | 잔잔함 | 12 | 29.2 | — |
| Oct | 잔잔함 | 2 | 29.5 | — |
| Nov | 잔잔함 | 0 | 29.8 | 예 |
| Dec | 잔잔함 | 0 | 29.0 | 예 |
출처: Open-Meteo (ERA5), 2015–2026 (island rough-sea days, 2015–2025, damped for a beach that is sheltered from the south-west monsoon); 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: all year. 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.
안전
Rawai Beach is sheltered from the south-west monsoon, which decides its year. The island sits between the beach and the south-west monsoon, so the marine reanalysis's rough-sea months (May–September, island-wide) barely register here: the beach is swimmable in every month and the rip-current risk is low even in the wet season. The trade-offs of a sheltered beach are greener, less clear water, boat traffic and shallows at low tide. 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 라와이, and the emergency number is 1669. Jellyfish drift in after storms on the whole coast; vinegar is the first aid.
시설
- 선베드아니요
- 식당예
- 화장실예
- 샤워장아니요
- 주차예
- 자연 그늘예
Seafood market, cook-shops and cafés along the beach road; the pier at the eastern end.
가는 방법
도로 · 무료
Beach road with parking along its length.
$29 공항에서 라와이까지 택시, 차량 1대, 지수 중앙값, 2026년 9월 · n = 5
가는 방법
Beach road with parking along its length. There is no entry fee. The beach is 0 km from the centre of 라와이 as the site defines it. From the airport, the taxi-counter fare to 라와이 was $29 per car as the index median in 2026년 9월 (5 observations); the airport-transfer page compares taxi, ride-hailing, minivan and the Smart Bus for the area. 42 km separate the airport from 라와이 by road. The nearest other beaches in this catalogue are Laem Ka Beach (1.3 km), Nai Harn Beach (2.8 km), Ao Sane Beach (3.2 km), Ya Nui Beach (3.3 km).
시설
Seafood market, cook-shops and cafés along the beach road; the pier at the eastern end. 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. Nearby in the things-to-do catalogue: 라와이 seafood market and cook-shops (0.2 km), Coral Island (Koh Hae) by longtail from 라와이 (6 km). Hotels, villa rents and the cost of a day in 라와이 are priced on the area page from the index.
인접 해변
- Laem Ka BeachSheltered east-facing cove between 라와이 and 찰롱, reached through private land; calm water in the green season.
- Nai Harn BeachLake-backed bay between two headlands with the clearest high-season water in the south; a yacht anchorage in the calm months.
- Ao Sane BeachThree tiny coves of coarse sand and boulders past the 나이한 hotel driveway; snorkelling and a dive-centre feel.
- Ya Nui BeachSmall cove on the Promthep road with a rock-and-coral reef for snorkelling from the sand; kayaks for rent.
자주 묻는 질문
When is the best time to visit Rawai Beach?
November–April. The sea is calm here in all year, on the island's marine normals (Open-Meteo (ERA5), 2015–2026) applied to a beach that is sheltered from the south-west monsoon. Sea temperature runs 28.8–31.0 °C through the year, so it is never the deciding factor.
How do you get to Rawai Beach?
Beach road with parking along its length. Entry is free. The airport taxi to 라와이 was $29 per car as the index median in 2026년 9월; 라와이 is 42 km from the airport by road.
Does Rawai Beach have loungers, restaurants and toilets?
식당, 화장실, 주차, 자연 그늘; not 선베드, 샤워장. Seafood market, cook-shops and cafés along the beach road; the pier at the eastern end. Other beaches in 라와이: Laem Ka Beach.
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