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About this spot
Vung Tau is the closest rideable salt water to Ho Chi Minh City — about two hours by road or hydrofoil — and Bai Sau (Back Beach) is its long open-sea beach. In the winter monsoon months the wind comes in over the South China Sea side-onshore to onshore, giving choppy, sometimes messy conditions that local riders and a small scene of schools make the most of. It is not a dream spot, but for anyone based in Saigon it is the practical option for a day or a weekend session.
The beach is a working city beach: swimmers in the shallows on weekends, fishing boats offshore, and a shorebreak when the wind is up. Launch where the schools and local riders do, away from the swimming areas. The wind window is narrower than at Mui Ne — the monsoon is weaker this far south-west and the summer south-westerly is side-onshore here but gustier and less reliable.
Facilities are urban and easy: hotels, restaurants and parking along the beach road, gear through the local schools. Water quality near the city end of the beach is a known local complaint — ride the cleaner stretches further from the river mouths after rain.
3-day forecast
Speed / gusts in knots. Colour = rideability for this spot. Bottom row = recommended kite size for your weight — not recommended outside this spot's 13–28 kn range.
Conditions
- Water
- choppy
- Depth
- Wadeable shallows, deepening; shorebreak in wind
- Seabed
- sand
- Skill
- intermediate, expert
- Beginners
- Not for beginners — intermediate and up
- Wind range
- 13 kn – 28 kn
Access & parking
Bai Sau (Back Beach), Vung Tau city, about 2 hours from Ho Chi Minh City by road or hydrofoil.
Parking: Street and beachfront parking along Thuy Van road.
Amenities
- Local kite schools & rental in season
- Hotels, restaurants and cafés along the beach
- Easy weekend access from Ho Chi Minh City
Needs local verification: Compiled in October 2026 from the schools' own pages and established spot guides (KiteInsider, Kiterr, local school sites). Exact launch pins, seasonal beach width (the NE monsoon eats the Mui Ne shoreline some years), fishing-boat and net positions, jellyfish season and any local launch fees all still need confirming on site — coordinates are approximate, not verified launch points.
Local hazards
- Crowded swimming beach on weekends — keep well clear of swimmers
- Shorebreak and messy chop in strong wind
- Fishing boats and nets offshore
- Water quality near the city end after heavy rain
- Gusty, less predictable wind than the dedicated kite spots up-coast