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Hainan Island - Sanya kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

China

Spot currently openIntermediate level 18.29 | 109.43

Overview

Sanya is the most popular kitesurfing spot on Hainan Island, located at the extreme south of China. The tropical climate allows riding nearly year-round. Northeast monsoon winds blow from November to March with consistent conditions. In summer, thermal breezes take over.
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Spot forecast for Hainan Island - Sanya

Sunrise 06:37 · Sunset 18:16

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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 4.4 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 Now04:371.5 m14:080.5 m05:531.5 m14:400.5 m07:051.4 m15:050.6 m21:541.1 m01:591 m08:121.4 m15:260.6 m21:411.2 m03:170.9 m09:161.3 m15:420.7 m21:501.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.1 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.3 m

Hainan Island - Sanya: 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

227h

in January · 28 rideable days

The season runs from January to May, peaking in January: 25 rideable days a month and 227 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is September, at 12.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 28 rideable days28 d J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 25.5 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 20 rideable days J July: 21.5 rideable days J August: 14 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d S October: 19 rideable days O November: 21 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 28 rideable days28 d J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 25.5 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 20 rideable days J July: 21.5 rideable days J August: 14 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d S October: 19 rideable days O November: 21 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 93%13-20 knots · 7%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 93% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 25 °C. The wettest month is September, with 373 mm.

Monthly averages: Hainan Island - Sanya
Monthly averages — Hainan Island - Sanya — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.0 227 h 25 °C 11 mm
February 24.5 223 h 27 °C 19 mm
March 26.5 222 h 28 °C 12 mm
April 25.5 209 h 29 °C 35 mm
May 21.5 156 h 30 °C 203 mm
June 20.0 159 h 30 °C 334 mm
July 21.5 225 h 30 °C 294 mm
August 14.0 111 h 30 °C 265 mm
September 12.5 112 h 29 °C 373 mm
October 19.0 156 h 29 °C 240 mm
November 21.0 167 h 28 °C 42 mm
December 21.0 172 h 26 °C 19 mm

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Technical details of Hainan Island - Sanya 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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Intermediate

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