‘If in doubt, don’t go out” – ISLA warnings
The International Surf Lifesaving Association (ISLA) is recommending that Phuket’s exposed west coast beaches be closed to swimmers, until current conditions subside.
The following warnings are in effect:
• Dangerous shorebreak
• Severe rip currents in some locations
• High winds
• Sudden squalls
“Short-period waves of 2-3 metres are battering Phuket’s west coast beaches. Sudden squalls can produce dangerous winds and surf height can increase quickly. Sets of large waves are powerful enough to overwhelm bathers and sweep them off their feet directly into powerful, outgoing, rip currents, and can be swept out to sea,” according to a spokesperson for the ISLA.
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