Name: Baisha - Citou Beach
Address: TW

Overview

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Baisha Citou Beach is a kitesurfing spot on the Penghu Islands (Pescadores), off Taiwan. The archipelago is renowned for its strong northeast monsoon winds from October to March. The body of water is shallow and ideal for beginners.

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Spot forecast for Baisha - Citou Beach

Sunrise 06:00 · Sunset 17:31

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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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 3.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:11 · 1.8 m High tide 05:43 · 2.7 m Low tide 12:37 · 1.1 m High tide 19:09 · 2.9 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:33 · 1.7 m High tide 06:58 · 2.8 m Low tide 13:45 · 1.1 m High tide 20:06 · 3 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:30 · 1.5 m High tide 08:04 · 2.9 m Low tide 14:39 · 1 m High tide 20:52 · 3.1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:14 · 1.2 m High tide 09:01 · 3.1 m Low tide 15:24 · 0.9 m High tide 21:33 · 3.3 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 03:52 · 1 m High tide 09:51 · 3.3 m Low tide 16:05 · 0.9 m High tide 22:09 · 3.4 m

Baisha - Citou 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

403h

in January · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 24 °C. It peaks in January, with 403 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 32%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 30%31+ knots · 11%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 32% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 18 °C. The wettest month is July, with 493 mm.

Monthly averages: Baisha - Citou Beach

Monthly averages — Baisha - Citou 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	31.0	403 h	18 °C	21 mm
February	28.0	355 h	18 °C	42 mm
March	30.0	382 h	21 °C	79 mm
April	27.5	332 h	24 °C	91 mm
May	29.0	362 h	26 °C	145 mm
June	27.5	343 h	28 °C	130 mm
July	29.5	361 h	29 °C	493 mm
August	28.0	298 h	28 °C	172 mm
September	23.5	222 h	29 °C	118 mm
October	30.5	365 h	27 °C	51 mm
November	30.0	389 h	23 °C	48 mm
December	31.0	403 h	20 °C	28 mm

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Technical details of Baisha - Citou 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: Beginner

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