About Merlin Beach
- Access type
- 🏖️ Snorkel from the beach
You swim to the reef without an extra boat. That can still take some distance, enough water depth and swimming skills. - Location
- South of Patong, west coast of Phuket.
- Activity
- Snorkeling from the beach and diving on the house reef.
- How you get into the water
- Yes, the house reef is within swimming distance.
- Under water
- Many different fish and coral. Nice for several short sessions during your stay.
- Good to know
- Strongly tide-dependent: at low tide rocks and reef are exposed, at high tide access is better. Check land access and facilities separately from the resort.
- Access now
- No separate, current guarantee of access was found; check local access and conditions on the spot.
- ⭐ Top pick from the beach
- One of the strongest spots for snorkeling from the beach in our research (a selection based on access and marine life, not a ranking of the reef).
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When to go to Merlin Beach
Month by month, following the seasons from our research. Weather, waves, current and tide on the day itself decide whether it works.
Main season: January, February, March, April, November, December.
Andaman Sea: roughly November–April, when the sea is calm more often. Check local weather, tides and park opening separately; the annual park opening and restrictions on individual reefs are two different things.
Source: outthailand.com
Merlin Beach on the map
Pinch to zoom; tap a point for more info. Open circles: approximate location.
About the location
7.88234, 98.27181. Location according to the source below.
Source of the coordinates: OpenStreetMap: 'Merlin Beach' openstreetmap.org
