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Chin Sui kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Taiwan

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 8 m 24.79 | 121.82

Overview

Chin Sui is a kitesurfing spot on the northeast coast of Taiwan. Northeast monsoon winds blow consistently from September to March. The body of water is oceanic with waves.
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Spot forecast for Chin Sui

Sunrise 05:53 · Sunset 17:22

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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 6.5 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 Now07:540.6 m15:421.2 m20:171 m01:381.2 m08:530.6 m15:581.2 m21:200.9 m02:571.3 m09:340.6 m16:141.3 m21:590.8 m03:521.3 m10:080.5 m16:311.4 m22:330.6 m04:381.4 m10:390.5 m16:511.5 m23:080.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.9 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.4 m

Chin Sui: 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

88h

in October · 13 rideable days

The season runs from September to November, peaking in October: 12 rideable days a month and 88 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is April, at 3.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 9.5 rideable days J February: 7.5 rideable days F March: 6.5 rideable days M April: 3.5 rideable days3.5 d A May: 4.5 rideable days M June: 4 rideable days J July: 9.5 rideable days J August: 6 rideable days A September: 11.5 rideable days S October: 13 rideable days13 d O November: 12 rideable days N December: 7.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 9.5 rideable days J February: 7.5 rideable days F March: 6.5 rideable days M April: 3.5 rideable days3.5 d A May: 4.5 rideable days M June: 4 rideable days J July: 9.5 rideable days J August: 6 rideable days A September: 11.5 rideable days S October: 13 rideable days13 d O November: 12 rideable days N December: 7.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 95%13-20 knots · 4%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 95% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 18 °C. The wettest month is October, with 490 mm.

Monthly averages: Chin Sui
Monthly averages — Chin Sui — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 9.5 52 h 18 °C 38 mm
February 7.5 39 h 19 °C 90 mm
March 6.5 36 h 22 °C 92 mm
April 3.5 19 h 25 °C 106 mm
May 4.5 17 h 27 °C 205 mm
June 4.0 22 h 30 °C 167 mm
July 9.5 71 h 31 °C 352 mm
August 6.0 35 h 31 °C 163 mm
September 11.5 74 h 31 °C 279 mm
October 13.0 88 h 27 °C 490 mm
November 12.0 69 h 23 °C 304 mm
December 7.5 43 h 20 °C 153 mm

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Technical details of Chin Sui 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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