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If you are after a beach to go to, I doubt it will be the one at the bottom of soi 8.

You may need to pop over to Koh Larn out in Pattaya Bay, just means a short motosai ride to the pier at the end of Walking Street and a 20/30 baht ferry across there which takes around 40-60 mins, lovely beach there, places to get a drink and some scran.