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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
We're talking about Vietnam and Thailand here (not sure where you got Bali from.. I've never been there so I wouldn't have any advice to give), with a focus on swimming in the ocean.. September is within wet seasons throughout most if not all Vietnam. It's also within the wet season for the popular beach destinations in Thailand, particularly the ones which would fit within a more limited budget OP requested advice on.
Also "lifeguards in SEA?  " Yes, at public beaches (which is what I specified).. Is that so hard to fathom?  tf is even your point? lol |
Read my post again. I quoted yours (before you edited it) and nowhere did you qualify your post limiting it to only Vietnam and Thailand. Here it is in it's entirety again.
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
Keep in mind if you're planning on a beach trip in SEA during September, it's off season for that. Most public beaches will be "closed" (lifeguards will usually let you go knee deep but that's it). You can go out further if you are SUPER confident in your swimming.
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You can't generalize Thailand because it has two different coasts - both are popular with tourists - that have two different weather patterns. September is Rainy season in the Andaman Sea (Phuket, Ko Phi Phi, etc) but not on the Gulf of Thailand (Ko Samui, Phangan) which is delayed till Nov. And yes, Bali is part of SE Asia which again I mentioned because you said "SE Asia" not "Vietnam and Thailand". We're talking about giving advice for the OP who is deciding where to go. I mentioned Vietnam and Indonesia, you mentioned "SEA" (again before you edited your post). I was just responding in kind.
Pretty much every beach that's not resort infested does NOT have lifeguards in SE Asia. I've been to many from Nha Trang to Lombok and everything in between. Lifeguards are the exception to the rule.