Overview

Dong Shan Island is a kitesurfing spot on an island in Fujian. This coastal spot offers northeast monsoon winds in winter and varied conditions throughout the year.

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Spot forecast for Dong Shan Island

Sunrise 06:09 · Sunset 17:40

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:44 · 2 m High tide 06:54 · 2.7 m Low tide 13:12 · 1.2 m High tide 20:24 · 2.9 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:08 · 2 m High tide 08:08 · 2.7 m Low tide 14:21 · 1.2 m High tide 21:21 · 3 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:18 · 1.8 m High tide 09:18 · 2.8 m Low tide 15:24 · 1.2 m High tide 22:10 · 3.2 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:10 · 1.5 m High tide 10:20 · 3 m Low tide 16:18 · 1.1 m High tide 22:54 · 3.3 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:53 · 1.2 m High tide 11:15 · 3.2 m Low tide 17:05 · 1.1 m High tide 23:33 · 3.4 m

Dong Shan Island: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

355h

in January · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 25 °C. It peaks in January, with 355 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 17 °C. The wettest month is July, with 312 mm.

Monthly averages: Dong Shan Island

Monthly averages — Dong Shan Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	31.0	355 h	17 °C	21 mm
February	24.0	294 h	18 °C	49 mm
March	27.0	307 h	21 °C	84 mm
April	28.0	278 h	26 °C	182 mm
May	29.0	314 h	27 °C	232 mm
June	27.0	295 h	30 °C	187 mm
July	29.0	300 h	31 °C	312 mm
August	28.0	252 h	30 °C	271 mm
September	25.0	237 h	31 °C	234 mm
October	29.0	324 h	29 °C	36 mm
November	29.0	346 h	24 °C	36 mm
December	30.0	334 h	20 °C	19 mm

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Technical details of Dong Shan Island spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE.

Depending on conditions: E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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