Beaches and coves of Prachuap & Bang Saphan
The 16 beaches and coves of Prachuap & Bang Saphan, Thailand, as recorded in Cala. The details come from the app's records; today's wind, sea temperature and shelter are in the Cala app.
Records last updated: October 1, 2026
- Sandy: 5
- Free entry: 3
- Ao Manao (Prachuap Khiri Khan)Sand
Ao Manao is a curved sandy bay about 5 km south of Prachuap Khiri Khan town, reached by road through the Wing 5 Royal Thai Air Force base after a checkpoint.
- Ao Noi (Prachuap Khiri Khan)
Ao Noi is the northernmost of the three bays of Prachuap Khiri Khan, a curving beach in front of the village of Ban Ao Noi.
- Ao Prachuap
Ao Prachuap is the town bay of Prachuap Khiri Khan, curving from Khao Ta Mong Lai to Khao Lom Muak.
- Ao Thian (Bang Saphan)
Ao Thian is a small cove on the Bang Saphan coast, just south of Bo Thong Lang Bay and separated from it by the grounds of Wat Bo Thong Lang.
- Ban Krut BeachFree
Ban Krut Beach is a quiet shoreline in Bang Saphan district that runs for about 12 km, with a beach road alongside and coconut and casuarina trees for shade.
- Bo Nok BeachSand
Bo Nok is a white-sand shoreline about 7 km long, north of Prachuap Khiri Khan town.
- Bo Thong Lang BayFreeSand
Bo Thong Lang Bay is a small, almost circular bay on the Bang Saphan coast, about 4 km along the beach road from Mae Ramphueng Beach.
- Don Samran BeachSand
Don Samran Beach is a long, straight stretch of sand on the Bang Saphan coast, north-west of Bo Thong Lang Bay, running for about 4 km towards Ban Krut.
- Fang Daeng BeachFree
Fang Daeng Beach, also called Hat Pha Daeng, lies below a line of rust-red laterite cliffs at Ban Fang Daeng on the Bang Saphan Noi coast; its name means 'red shore'.
- Hat Son (Bang Saphan Noi)
Hat Son is a long, straight beach on the Bang Saphan Noi coast, running for about 4 km north from the mouth of Khlong Bang Saphan Noi.
- Laem Kum Beach
Laem Kum Beach is a quiet stretch of coast south-east of Thap Sakae town, running for about 5 km and lined with casuarina trees and coconut palms.
- Mae Ramphueng Beach (Bang Saphan)
Mae Ramphueng Beach curves for about 4 km around Ao Mae Ramphueng, just east of Bang Saphan town.
- Suan Luang Beach
Suan Luang Beach is the stretch of shore in front of Ban Suan Luang village, which gives it its name, south of Bang Saphan town.
- Thap Sakae Beach
Thap Sakae Beach lies on the open coast north-east of Thap Sakae town, a short way north of Laem Kum.
- Wa Ko Beach
Wa Ko Beach is a long, narrow strip of shore on Ao Wa Ko, about 12 km south of Prachuap Khiri Khan town, lined with casuarina trees.
- Wanakorn BeachSand
Wanakorn Beach runs for about 7 km along the coast of Hat Wanakon National Park in Thap Sakae, with white sand broken by rocky headlands.
Are there free beaches in Prachuap & Bang Saphan?
Yes. Free-entry beaches on record include Ban Krut Beach, Bo Thong Lang Bay and Fang Daeng Beach.
Which beaches in Prachuap & Bang Saphan are sandy?
Sandy beaches on record include Ao Manao (Prachuap Khiri Khan), Bo Nok Beach, Bo Thong Lang Bay, Don Samran Beach and Wanakorn Beach.
Which coves in Prachuap & Bang Saphan are sheltered from the wind?
It changes with the day's wind direction, so there is no fixed list. Cala works it out for each cove by comparing the cove's orientation with today's wind forecast; open Prachuap & Bang Saphan in the app to see which coves are sheltered right now.