Overview

Putuoshan Thousand Steps Beach is a kitesurfing spot on the sacred island of Putuoshan, in Zhejiang. This coastal spot offers varied wind conditions with the monsoon.

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Spot forecast for Putuoshan - Thousand Steps Beach

Sunrise 05:55 · Sunset 17:15

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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 1.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:49 · 2 m Low tide 09:57 · 1.4 m High tide 17:59 · 2.6 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:04 · 1.7 m High tide 06:15 · 2.1 m Low tide 11:29 · 1.4 m High tide 18:47 · 2.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 00:51 · 1.4 m High tide 07:06 · 2.4 m Low tide 12:35 · 1.2 m High tide 19:20 · 2.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:26 · 1.1 m High tide 07:40 · 2.7 m Low tide 13:27 · 1 m High tide 19:47 · 3.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 01:58 · 0.8 m High tide 08:11 · 3 m Low tide 14:12 · 0.8 m High tide 20:14 · 3.2 m

Putuoshan - Thousand Steps Beach: 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

451h

in July · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 21 °C. It peaks in July, with 451 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 10 °C. The wettest month is June, with 389 mm.

Monthly averages: Putuoshan - Thousand Steps Beach

Monthly averages — Putuoshan - Thousand Steps Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	26.0	258 h	10 °C	27 mm
February	26.5	300 h	10 °C	87 mm
March	30.0	339 h	14 °C	73 mm
April	27.0	314 h	19 °C	146 mm
May	27.0	324 h	22 °C	168 mm
June	25.0	308 h	26 °C	389 mm
July	31.0	451 h	30 °C	137 mm
August	30.5	354 h	32 °C	13 mm
September	29.0	332 h	30 °C	106 mm
October	30.0	352 h	25 °C	110 mm
November	25.5	285 h	18 °C	114 mm
December	24.5	256 h	13 °C	17 mm

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Technical details of Putuoshan - Thousand Steps Beach spot

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.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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