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Cheung Chau Island kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Hong Kong SAR China · New Territories

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 9 m 22.21 | 114.03

Overview

Cheung Chau is a small island south of Lantau, popular for water sports in Hong Kong. The south and east-facing beaches offer good wind conditions, particularly with the dominant east winds. The spot is popular for windsurfing and kitesurfing, with a semi-sheltered body of water.
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Spot forecast for Cheung Chau Island

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 10 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 Now01:571.8 m11:340.6 m20:181.4 m22:321.4 m03:201.8 m12:150.6 m19:481.5 m23:511.3 m05:451.7 m12:500.6 m19:581.6 m00:471.1 m06:521.7 m13:200.6 m20:121.7 m01:340.9 m07:471.7 m13:470.7 m20:231.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 1.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 1.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.6 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.8 m

Cheung Chau Island: 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

205h

in February · 24.5 rideable days

The season runs from January to June, peaking in February: 24 rideable days a month and 205 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is August, at 10 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 23.5 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 23 rideable days A May: 22 rideable days M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 16 rideable days J August: 10 rideable days10 d A September: 15 rideable days S October: 24 rideable days O November: 19.5 rideable days N December: 16.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 23.5 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 23 rideable days A May: 22 rideable days M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 16 rideable days J August: 10 rideable days10 d A September: 15 rideable days S October: 24 rideable days O November: 19.5 rideable days N December: 16.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 85%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · under 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 20 °C. The wettest month is August, with 342 mm.

Monthly averages: Cheung Chau Island
Monthly averages — Cheung Chau Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 23.5 185 h 20 °C 19 mm
February 24.5 205 h 21 °C 25 mm
March 24.5 228 h 23 °C 94 mm
April 23.0 215 h 26 °C 218 mm
May 22.0 241 h 28 °C 251 mm
June 24.5 254 h 29 °C 249 mm
July 16.0 183 h 30 °C 327 mm
August 10.0 100 h 30 °C 342 mm
September 15.0 146 h 30 °C 325 mm
October 24.0 200 h 29 °C 43 mm
November 19.5 169 h 25 °C 109 mm
December 16.5 114 h 21 °C 9 mm

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Technical details of Cheung Chau Island spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Depending on conditions S: Depending on conditions SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE.

Depending on conditions: NNE, SSE, S.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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