Not in Phuket at the moment, but have looked at a few weather sites.

They are saying that the wind has turned to the SW.

Can anyone confirm this? If it's true, then the SW monsoon has started right on schedule.

Last year the wind din't change to the SW until June.

Its crazy weather,i have never experianced high season weather like this season, in all the 25 years i have been coming to Phuket ..i can usually see the change in the sea..normally the waves go from 2 waves to 3 or 4 ,the winds change,the yachties are usually out of here and on the way to the indian ocean to get outof the monsoons..

This year we have experianced rain and storms every month since last November untill now,i have a feeling we are going to exoeriance some severe storms soon,thats why iam going back to the UK for summer,see you September..LOL

Yes, the wind was coming from the Southwest and the surf was up at Nai Harn the other day. I said to my wife; it looks like monsoon season is here early, noting the wind direction. It's cloudy and has rained most every night for almost a week. But there is a prediction that the La Nina pattern we have been in since about July 2010 should dissipate by sometime in June 2011... We shall see.

The "official" start to the SW monsoon is the 1st May.

Well today the electic is off and yesterday no television so i guess it is monsoon time.

The "official" start to the SW monsoon is the 1st May.

It's on time or a week early then...

The "official" start to the SW monsoon is the 1st May.

It's on time or a week early then...

Thanks, that's all I wanted to know.

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Big waves and many surfers yesterday and today at Kata and Kata Noi.

Just Google Phuket Radar weather Site, you can see for yourself, update hourly

Just Google Phuket Radar weather Site, you can see for yourself, update hourly

updates every 20 minutes

http://www2.tmd.go.th/radar/pkt120.php

The wind has been changing around for the last week or so.

yesterday the first of may the rain was coming in slowly from the north east,

today the rain clouds are coming from the south west

The wind has been changing around for the last week or so.

yesterday the first of may the rain was coming in slowly from the north east,

today the rain clouds are coming from the south west

Sounds like typical weather on the cusp of the change from NE to SW monsoon.

The wind has been changing around for the last week or so.

yesterday the first of may the rain was coming in slowly from the north east,

today the rain clouds are coming from the south west

Sounds like typical weather on the cusp of the change from NE to SW monsoon.

ad the thundering, and looks like May will be normal

probably will rain in Kata within an hour, ehh wait, it just started raining

The wind has been changing around for the last week or so.

yesterday the first of may the rain was coming in slowly from the north east,

today the rain clouds are coming from the south west

Sounds like typical weather on the cusp of the change from NE to SW monsoon.

ad the thundering, and looks like May will be normal

probably will rain in Kata within an hour, ehh wait, it just started raining

and as so often in the rainy season, it rained for 10 minutes, by noon it was 34C, and we found some shade for a wonderful lunch at the beach