Overview

Discovery Bay is a residential bay located on the northeast coast of Lantau Island. The spot offers a semi-sheltered body of water, suitable for kitesurfing and wingfoil sessions. East and northeast winds work best at this spot.

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Spot forecast for Discovery Bay

Sunrise 06:22 · Sunset 17:55

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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 9.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:52 · 2.2 m Low tide 12:34 · 0.8 m High tide 20:17 · 1.6 m Low tide 23:28 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 05:23 · 2.1 m Low tide 13:19 · 0.7 m High tide 20:29 · 1.7 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 00:53 · 1.4 m High tide 06:49 · 2.1 m Low tide 13:57 · 0.7 m High tide 20:45 · 1.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:58 · 1.2 m High tide 07:55 · 2.1 m Low tide 14:30 · 0.7 m High tide 21:02 · 2.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:51 · 1 m High tide 08:49 · 2 m Low tide 15:01 · 0.8 m High tide 21:22 · 2.3 m

Discovery Bay: 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

192h

in October · 22.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in October: 20 rideable days a month and 192 hours of usable wind, at 24 °C. The low point is August, at 5.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 6%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 21 °C. The wettest month is August, with 377 mm.

Monthly averages: Discovery Bay

Monthly averages — Discovery Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	20.5	169 h	21 °C	16 mm
February	19.0	150 h	22 °C	17 mm
March	16.0	154 h	23 °C	91 mm
April	7.0	51 h	27 °C	323 mm
May	11.5	124 h	28 °C	280 mm
June	6.0	59 h	30 °C	273 mm
July	6.5	65 h	31 °C	338 mm
August	5.5	59 h	30 °C	377 mm
September	10.5	100 h	31 °C	340 mm
October	22.5	192 h	29 °C	38 mm
November	22.0	208 h	25 °C	132 mm
December	17.0	136 h	22 °C	8 mm

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Technical details of Discovery Bay spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, ESE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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2521.1 km

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SHENZHEN28.4 km

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Discovery Bay kitesurf and wingfoil spot