Kata Beach
หาดกะตะ (กะตะใหญ่)
A calmer family beach than Patong, with surf in the wet season
- Hours
- Always open
- Tickets
- Free (loungers and surf lessons extra)
- Address
- Kata Road beachfront, Karon subdistrict, Mueang Phuket
Two hills south of Patong, Kata has softer sand and clearer water, which is why families and couples base themselves here. The little island of Ko Pu sits in the middle of the bay and gives the horizon something to look at. In the southwest monsoon, May to October, the swell picks up and surf-school flags line the sand; in the dry season it flattens out for swimming. Evenings mean sunset from a beach café or the Kata walking-street night market. Over the headland to the south is smaller, quieter Kata Noi.