The Whales Monument in Surat Thani depicts a mother whale with her calf, accompanied with two marine fish and a Leatherback sea turtle (fig.).

The monument was erected at this spot to commemorate an event that happened here in 1964, when a fisherman found a dead Bryde's Whale of the form Balaenoptera edeni at the estuary of the Tapih River (fig.), which is part of Bandon Bay.

The circa 13-14 metre long whale's carcass was dragged to land at a spot which locals soon after started referring to as Tha Pla Wahn (ท่าปลาวาฬ), i.e. ‘Whale Pier’ or ‘Whale Wharf’ and that is now home to the Whales Monument.