Uh huh, this is what it may seem to the average Joe blow, or even a summer surfer, but here’s the good news, Phuket actually scores some small ground swells which can only be surfed on the outer reefs or points.
Yeah you can hassle your friend to borrow his boat to get out there but how long will that last before he says, buy your own. The simplest way to get out there is to jump on a Stand Up Paddle Board (SUP) and have hours of fun on clean waves.
A SUP you say, but Tim aren’t they for girls? Come on fellas it’s time to embrace the cousin of surfboard riding and enjoy all the benefits that SUP can offer especially in Phuket where we have to be flexible in the watercraft we ride.
Tim’s Tip: For surfing on SUP, Paddle hard & once you feel the board on the wave lean back quickly otherwise it will nose dive before you can say “Ahhhhh”.