Mui Ne (Ham Tien)
Also known as: Mui Ne, Ham Tien, Phan Thiet
Long sweeping bay; red-sand cliffs; dune country inland
Wind & season
Wind, water and season at this Binh Thuan (merged into Lam Dong), Vietnam spot - what to expect and when to come.
NE monsoon Nov-Mar/Apr, peak Dec-Feb; SW thermal Apr/May-Oct (weak, unreliable)
NE cross-onshore ~18-25+ kt (gusts higher); kites 9-12 m, 7 m on strong days; thermal build late morning to sunset
Very high in NE season (~80% of days; ~227 days/yr over 12 kt); SW summer inconsistent
NE monsoon Nov-Mar/Apr, peak Dec-Feb
Not strongly tide-gated; driven by wind timing and shore-break state
Strong gusty afternoon wind; heavy chop; occasional cold NE fronts; strong sun
The water
Chop-to-wave; flat patches; strong shore break
Deep - shelves quickly; strong shore break at the edge
~26 C in main season per schools; some sources 20-25 C in windy Nov-Mar; ~26-30 C in summer
Boardshorts / rash guard most days; shorty or rash guard recommended in windy winter season (wind-chill on long sessions)
Skill & group fit
Improver-Advanced (beginner-possible but demanding)
3 (Moderate)
Beginners on Ham Tien Main Beach (wider southern section, early morning when calmer); wave riders / advanced to Malibu (clean spaced waves), Suoi Nuoc (surf-kite), Cemetery (experts, rocks)
Moderate; reliable wind and warm water help, but shore break and current make it harder than a flat lagoon for weak group members
Getting there & schools
Sand beach launch along Nguyen Dinh Chieu; heavy erosion, more sand at south end; classic downwinders - ~1 km to Harbour Wall or the ~15 km Phan Thiet run (add as Waypoints rows if built out)
~4-5 hr drive from Ho Chi Minh City; Phan Thiet ~10 km SW
C2Sky Kite Center (IKO; storage / lockers / compressor / showers; Asia CR:X foil chapter); Jibe's Beach Club (windsurf / kite, teaches in 25+ kt); VKS, Surfpoint, Sailing Club, Source
Toilets, showers / rinse, kite-cleaning, pumps / compressor, storage / lockers, parking, shaded chill zones, Wi-Fi, bars / restaurants / coffee at schools
Sand Dunes (Red / White), Fairy Stream (Suoi Tien), fishing village, Ta Cu mountain
Crowded in peak Dec-Feb; know right-of-way; low-moderate localism
Permits & safety
Public beach; school membership / beach-service fees. Confirm.
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Strong shore break / shore dump; powerful downwind shoreline current; heavy chop; rocks near cape / Cemetery; fishing lines and boat fleets; crowds in peak
Jet-ski rescue via C2Sky (~250k VND / EUR 8 per rescue); other schools vary. Confirm per operator.
Jet-ski rescue (C2Sky); Binh Thuan General Hospital, Phan Thiet (~10 km); local clinics on Nguyen Dinh Chieu; ambulance 115
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand wind-sport spot report. Coordinates are approximate.