Christmas wish Where is the shark net (approximately location to nearby hotels so I have some direction markers) Is the area covered by the shark net big enough to could swim for the training benefit or only for play in the waters? If some are familiar with swimming in the ocean here, swimmers, surfers, divers, yes also regular beach walkers who sure observe most of what's going on I would be overly grateful for info about where there are least change for diving into a steam of jellyfish or worse, sharks.
Only shark net is at Sai Noi Beach, Khao Tao. Covers a small area and most of it is now washed up on the beach.
Jelly Fish are very unaccomodating they are everywhere. Where there is sea there is also Jelly Fish and around Hua Hin lots of them. If you want to avoid stings cover up, particularly wear a long sleeve T-shirt when in the water. Most beaches now have Jelly Fish aid stations which consist of vinegar or baking soda to apply to the affected areas. However, being Thailand do not know if the liquids are replenished regularly.
I was badly stung a few years ago and ended up in hospital for a few days on a steroid drip to treat a severe allergic reaction. Strangly enough the reaction took place about a month after the incident and I have still got the scars on my arm from the stings
Eh..yes I have seen that thread and when I no more than anyone else would feel comfortable with sharks as swimming partners the question is whether this was just wandering sharks or if they have start to inhabit the waters permanent. On a side note I have of interest of swimming and as an active swimmer when I was young observed that organizers of open water Swim Athlons in Thailand nowadays restrict swim courses to an out and back course which probably are regulations handed down from the Government to assure the safety of participants.
Well, reopening old tread. Consider covid -19 more scary than Sharks so don't want to hear about that but just curious if someone has done a swim (in the ocean) recently and could say if its ok or not, i.e., not filled with jellyfish!
Thank you
hahuahin
You certainly should be okay as far as jellyfish go. Although they're around all year then tend not to come close to shore until the rainy season (June - October)
KhunLA wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 2:59 pm
As always ... swim in calm, clear water = pool. Now to find a lap pool ...
I hear ya man. Oh yes I have tested and tried, either they are short, shallow in one end or the one said to be exclusive, freezing cold 6 months a year or filled with
hahuahin
Today's Rant. I Start with the positive and fortunately do I not need to warn against sharks or jellyfish, but for a horribly polluted water. In 2020, the water (yes maybe due to total lockdown!) actually was relatively good from February to mid-May. Last year came what I see today already in April and yes this year we are only until mid-February. I do not know if it is algae or sewage or whatever, but underwater It looks green and I can imagine that it will look the same if you have a swimming pool and fill it with some truckload of newly cut grass and when I come up from the water its looks like black streaks all over the body. I had as usually a small towel with me to dry of after the swim and it got grey / black of this things. Btw, the stretch I moved up and down in the ocean today is about a kilometer both North and South straight out from where soi 85 ends.
hahuahin
I Allow me to ask a question in this old thread. Does anyone know what the water conditions are like in the sea at this time of year both in terms of water quality and jellyfish? Anyone done a swim lately?
hahuahin
STEVE G wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2024 2:28 pm
I haven't been swimming, but I walked along as much of the beach that the tide allowed this morning and didn't see any.
Thank you for replying. An indication of what the sea is like can in many cases be whether or not someone is swimming.... did you see anyone swimming?
hahuahin
Where is the shark net (approximately location to nearby hotels so I have some direction markers) Is the area covered by the shark net big enough to could swim for the training benefit or only for play in the waters? If some are familiar with swimming in the ocean here, swimmers, surfers, divers, yes also regular beach walkers who sure observe most of what's going on I would be overly grateful for info about where there are least change for diving into a steam of jellyfish or worse, sharks. 
Eh..yes I have seen that thread and when I no more than anyone else would feel comfortable with sharks as swimming partners the question is whether this was just wandering sharks or if they have start to inhabit the waters permanent. On a side note I have of interest of swimming and as an active swimmer when I was young observed that organizers of open water Swim Athlons in Thailand nowadays restrict swim courses to an out and back course which probably are regulations handed down from the Government to assure the safety of participants. 
if it is algae or sewage or whatever, but underwater It looks green and I can imagine that it will look the same if you have a swimming pool and fill it with some truckload of newly cut grass and when I come up from the water its looks like black streaks all over the body. I had as usually a small towel with me to dry of after the swim and it got grey / black of this things. Btw, the stretch I moved up and down in the ocean today is about a kilometer both North and South straight out from where soi 85 ends. 
