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    Koh Tao · Surat Thani

    Tanote Bay

    Reef fish, coral and granite rocks under water.

    🏖️ Snorkel from the beach🐠 Snorkeling🤿 DivingGulf of Thailand⭐ Top pick from the beach

    📅 When to go📍 On the map

    Clear water and rocks in Tanote Bay, Koh Tao
    Photo: Fabio Achilli from Milano, Italy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

    About Tanote Bay

    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
    East coast of Koh Tao, Surat Thani.
    Activity
    Snorkeling from the beach and diving.
    How you get into the water
    Yes, a sandy beach; reef and rocks along the edges of the bay.
    Under water
    Reef fish, coral and granite rocks under water. There is more to see along the edges than above the sand in the middle.
    Good to know
    The water gets deep quickly in places. Choose calm water and watch out for boats and for the way back.
    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).

    More on our site

    🏖️ Tanote Bay (Ao Tanot) (Beaches page)🏝️ Koh Tao (Islands page)

    When to go to Tanote Bay

    Month by month, following the seasons from our research. Weather, waves, current and tide on the day itself decide whether it works.

    1. JanOff season
    2. FebMain season
    3. MarMain season
    4. AprMain season
    5. MayMain season
    6. JunPossible
    7. JulPossible
    8. AugPossible
    9. SepOff season
    10. OctOff season
    11. NovOff season
    12. DecOff season

    Main season: February, March, April, May.

    Koh Tao and Koh Phangan: February–May is a strong general starting point. Suitable conditions can also occur in summer; pick the sheltered side of the island on the day itself. Later in the year the Gulf rainy season can have more influence.

    Source: visitkohtao.org, outthailand.com

    Photos of Tanote Bay

    Tanote Bay on the map

    Pinch to zoom; tap a point for more info. Open circles: approximate location.

    📍 Google Maps🗺️ OpenStreetMap

    About the location

    10.08336, 99.84981. Location according to the source below.

    Source of the coordinates: OpenStreetMap: 'อ่าวโตนด' (Ao Tanot) openstreetmap.org

    Video: Tanote Bay

    Snorkeling Koh Tao: Tanote Bay · LOS Adventures · 1 November 2025. Video from YouTube; it only loads when you click. A video shows what it looked like then, not whether it is allowed or safe now.

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