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Shui Hau Wan kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Hong Kong SAR China · New Territories

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 6 m 22.22 | 113.92

Overview

Shui Hau Wan is a bay located on the southwest coast of Lantau Island. It is one of the most popular kitesurfing spots in Hong Kong thanks to its large flat water area at low tide. The spot works particularly well with southwest winds during the summer monsoon. At low tide, a vast sandbank is exposed, offering a shallow body of water ideal for learning.
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Spot forecast for Shui Hau Wan

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 6 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 Now02:201.9 m11:490.7 m19:551.5 m22:531.4 m03:411.9 m12:320.6 m19:591.6 m00:111.3 m06:071.8 m13:080.6 m20:151.7 m01:071.1 m07:151.8 m13:400.6 m20:311.8 m01:560.9 m08:081.8 m14:080.7 m20:442 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 1.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.6 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 2 m

Shui Hau Wan: 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

290h

in June · 23.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in June: 17 rideable days a month and 290 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is January, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 0 rideable days0 d J February: 4 rideable days F March: 10 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 10.5 rideable days M June: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d J July: 21 rideable days J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 6 rideable days S October: 1.5 rideable days O November: 0 rideable days0 d N December: 0 rideable days0 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 0 rideable days0 d J February: 4 rideable days F March: 10 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 10.5 rideable days M June: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d J July: 21 rideable days J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 6 rideable days S October: 1.5 rideable days O November: 0 rideable days0 d N December: 0 rideable days0 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 11%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 20 °C. The wettest month is August, with 342 mm.

Monthly averages: Shui Hau Wan
Monthly averages — Shui Hau Wan — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 0.0 2 h 20 °C 19 mm
February 4.0 36 h 20 °C 25 mm
March 10.0 77 h 22 °C 94 mm
April 21.0 216 h 26 °C 218 mm
May 10.5 85 h 27 °C 251 mm
June 23.5 290 h 29 °C 249 mm
July 21.0 226 h 30 °C 327 mm
August 17.5 168 h 30 °C 342 mm
September 6.0 39 h 30 °C 325 mm
October 1.5 11 h 28 °C 43 mm
November 0.0 1 h 24 °C 109 mm
December 0.0 0 h 21 °C 9 mm

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Technical details of Shui Hau Wan spot

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

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW.

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE, W.

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