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Hainan Island - Yalong Bay kitesurf and wingfoil spot

China · Hainan

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 10 m 18.22 | 109.62

Overview

Yalong Bay is a renowned kitesurfing spot on the south coast of Hainan, near Sanya. This stunning tropical bay offers turquoise waters and northeast monsoon winds in winter. The spot is surrounded by upscale hotel resorts.
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Spot forecast for Hainan Island - Yalong Bay

Sunrise 06:36 · 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 3.9 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 Now04:041.5 m13:490.5 m05:221.4 m14:220.5 m06:391.4 m14:490.6 m21:551.1 m01:521 m07:511.4 m15:100.6 m21:341.2 m03:080.9 m09:001.3 m15:260.7 m21:381.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.4 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 - Yalong 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

346h

in December · 30 rideable days

The season runs from October to April, peaking in December: 27 rideable days a month and 346 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is September, at 14 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 29 rideable days J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 26 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days M June: 19 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 18 rideable days A September: 14 rideable days14 d S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 26.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days30 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 29 rideable days J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 26 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days M June: 19 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 18 rideable days A September: 14 rideable days14 d S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 26.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days30 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 85%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 85% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 25 °C. The wettest month is September, with 316 mm.

Monthly averages: Hainan Island - Yalong Bay
Monthly averages — Hainan Island - Yalong 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 29.0 313 h 25 °C 5 mm
February 27.5 292 h 26 °C 6 mm
March 25.5 250 h 28 °C 15 mm
April 26.0 213 h 30 °C 31 mm
May 19.5 176 h 31 °C 175 mm
June 19.0 173 h 30 °C 308 mm
July 23.5 251 h 30 °C 310 mm
August 18.0 141 h 31 °C 251 mm
September 14.0 142 h 30 °C 316 mm
October 24.5 266 h 29 °C 268 mm
November 26.5 282 h 27 °C 59 mm
December 30.0 346 h 26 °C 7 mm

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Technical details of Hainan Island - Yalong Bay 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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