Zhunan River Mouth kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Taiwan

Spot currently openIntermediate level 24.67 | 120.82

Overview

Zhunan River-mouth is a kitesurfing spot on the west coast of Taiwan. The river mouth offers a varied body of water with regular monsoon winds.

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Spot forecast for Zhunan River Mouth

Sunrise 05:56 · Sunset 17:26

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

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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 7.8 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now05:233.8 m12:021.6 m18:414.1 m00:522 m06:453.9 m13:101.5 m19:424.3 m01:511.7 m07:514.2 m14:061.3 m20:294.6 m02:391.4 m08:434.5 m14:541.1 m21:094.8 m03:201.1 m09:284.8 m15:371 m21:445 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 4.1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 2 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 4.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 4.6 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 4.5 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 4.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 4.8 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 5 m

Zhunan River Mouth: 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

332h

in December · 30 rideable days

The season runs from October to January, peaking in December: 28 rideable days a month and 332 hours of usable wind, at 24 °C. The low point is September, at 18 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 27.5 rideable days J February: 22.5 rideable days F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 25.5 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 23.5 rideable days J July: 21 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 18 rideable days18 d S October: 28.5 rideable days O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days30 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 27.5 rideable days J February: 22.5 rideable days F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 25.5 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 23.5 rideable days J July: 21 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 18 rideable days18 d S October: 28.5 rideable days O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days30 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 52%13-20 knots · 43%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 52% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 20 °C. The wettest month is July, with 282 mm.

Monthly averages: Zhunan River Mouth
Monthly averages — Zhunan River Mouth — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.5 302 h 20 °C 40 mm
February 22.5 244 h 20 °C 65 mm
March 23.5 290 h 22 °C 214 mm
April 25.5 257 h 27 °C 196 mm
May 21.5 238 h 28 °C 246 mm
June 23.5 272 h 31 °C 189 mm
July 21.0 221 h 32 °C 282 mm
August 24.0 242 h 32 °C 100 mm
September 18.0 115 h 32 °C 208 mm
October 28.5 271 h 29 °C 174 mm
November 27.5 335 h 25 °C 87 mm
December 30.0 332 h 21 °C 39 mm

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Technical details of Zhunan River Mouth spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Depending on conditions SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Depending on conditions WSW: Depending on conditions W: Depending on conditions WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

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

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

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