Rocky northern extension of Патонг bay: reef flat at low tide, the island's best-known surf break in the green season, seafood restaurants on the road.
Патонг · 800 m · Нет · November–March · Revision 5 сент. 2026 г.
Патонг — the area behind Kalim Beach · Illustration: Phuket Travels
Главное в цифрах
на сентябрь 2026 г.
Длина
800 m
2026-09-05Источник: measured along the sand on OpenStreetMap imagery, September 2026, rounded to 100 m
Спасатели
Нет
2026-09-05Источник: Phuket Lifeguard Service coverage as reported by The Phuket News and Phuket.Net beach-safety articles, 2025
Kalim Beach is 800 m of sand in Патонг, open to the south-west monsoon, without lifeguards, reached by дорога free of charge. Best months to swim: November–March; rip-current risk from May to October: high. Good for surfing, sunset.
Kalim is where Патонг bay ends: a narrow strip of sand and rock north of the town, with a flat reef exposed at low tide and a right-hand point break that works from May to October and gives the island its annual surf contest. It is not a swimming beach — the reef and the rocks see to that — and there are no loungers, no lifeguards and no facilities beyond the seafood restaurants and bars on the road above, which have the best sunset tables on the Патонг side. In the calm months it is a place to walk at low tide, watch the paddle-boarders and eat; in the wet months it is a surf spot for people who already surf. Патонг's sand starts five minutes' walk south.
Источник: phuket101 — Patong Beach guide (Kalim) (5 сент. 2026 г.) · Все источники
Море по месяцам
Месяц
Море
Штормовых дней
Море, °C
Лучшие месяцы
Jan
спокойно
0
28.8
да
Feb
спокойно
0
29.1
да
Mar
спокойно
0
29.8
да
Apr
спокойно
0
30.7
—
May
лёгкая волна
4
31.0
—
Jun
лёгкая волна
8
30.1
—
Jul
волна
13
29.9
—
Aug
волна
9
29.9
—
Sep
волна
12
29.2
—
Oct
спокойно
2
29.5
—
Nov
спокойно
0
29.8
да
Dec
спокойно
0
29.0
да
Источник: Open-Meteo (ERA5), 2015–2026 (island rough-sea days, 2015–2025, damped for a beach that is open to 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: October–April. Some swell: May–June. Rough: July–September. 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.
Безопасность
Kalim Beach is open to the south-west monsoon, which decides its year. It takes the south-west swell directly, so it follows the island's marine normals exactly: a calm sea in October–April and rough-sea days in May–September, when red flags fly on rough days and the rip-current risk is high. There are no lifeguards at any time, and no one is watching on a rough day. Caught in a rip: float, swim parallel to the beach until the pull stops, then in. 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 Патонг, and the emergency number is 1669. Jellyfish drift in after storms on the whole coast; vinegar is the first aid.
Инфраструктура
Лежакинет
Рестораныда
Туалетынет
Душнет
Парковкада
Природная теньнет
No loungers or vendors on the sand; restaurants and bars along the coast road above.
Как добраться
дорога · бесплатно
Coast road between Патонг and Камала; roadside parking.
$24Такси из аэропорта до района Патонг, за машину, медиана индекса, сентябрь 2026 г. · n = 16
Coast road between Патонг and Камала; roadside parking. There is no entry fee. The beach is 1.7 km from the centre of Патонг as the site defines it. From the airport, the taxi-counter fare to Патонг was $24 per car as the index median in сентябрь 2026 г. (16 observations); the airport-transfer page compares taxi, ride-hailing, minivan and the Smart Bus for the area. 32 km separate the airport from Патонг by road. The nearest other beaches in this catalogue are Patong Beach (1.6 km), Tri Trang Beach (3.5 km), Paradise Beach (4.4 km), Kamala Beach (5 km).
Инфраструктура
No loungers or vendors on the sand; restaurants and bars along the coast road above. There are no loungers on the sand; bring shade. There is little natural shade on the sand. Food and drink are available at or just behind the beach. Nearby in the things-to-do catalogue: Bangla Boxing Stadium (1.9 km), Bangla Road, Патонг (2 km), Jungceylon, Патонг (2.1 km), Simon Cabaret, Патонг (2.7 km). Hotels, villa rents and the cost of a day in Патонг are priced on the area page from the index.
Соседние пляжи
Patong Beach1.6 km · Патонг · Есть спасатели · open to the south-west monsoonWide, gently shelving town beach: loungers and jet-skis in the middle, quieter ends at Kalim and the southern rocks.
Tri Trang Beach3.5 km · Патонг · Нет спасатели · partly sheltered by headlandsQuiet, rocky cove south of Патонг below a resort; shallow reef, better at high tide.
Paradise Beach4.4 km · Патонг · Нет спасатели · partly sheltered by headlandsSmall privately managed cove with two beaches, a beach club, kayaks and snorkelling; day-pass model.
Kamala Beach5 km · Камала · Есть спасатели · open to the south-west monsoonLow-rise village beach: beach clubs at the southern end, longtails and restaurants under the trees in the middle, a reef a short swim out.
Частые вопросы
Is Kalim Beach safe for swimming?
In November–March, yes — the sea is calm on the island's marine normals. From May to October the rip-current risk is high: the beach takes the swell directly and flies red flags on rough days. There are no lifeguards. Red flag means no swimming; in an emergency call 1669.
When is the best time to visit Kalim Beach?
November–March. The sea is calm here in October–April and rough in July–September, on the island's marine normals (Open-Meteo (ERA5), 2015–2026) applied to a beach that is open to the south-west monsoon. Sea temperature runs 28.8–31.0 °C through the year, so it is never the deciding factor. For surfing the answer is the opposite: May to October.
How do you get to Kalim Beach?
Coast road between Патонг and Камала; roadside parking. Entry is free. The airport taxi to Патонг was $24 per car as the index median in сентябрь 2026 г.; Патонг is 32 km from the airport by road.
Does Kalim Beach have loungers, restaurants and toilets?
Рестораны, Парковка; not лежаки, туалеты, душ, природная тень. No loungers or vendors on the sand; restaurants and bars along the coast road above. Other beaches in Патонг: Patong Beach, Tri Trang Beach, Paradise Beach, Freedom Beach.
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