I was there again today...becoming a habit.
Its a seriously lovely beach with water quality far better than Patong Beach (where I now live!!) and the surf on the southern end very good.
Going into Tong every night will be a pain (and coming home even bigger pain)...theres a lot of little bars that are quiet now but has tidy ladies, you will be a bigger hit as a "Cut OMA" ( customer) now its quiet season , geez, you'll be more"Hansum" than you ever imagined.