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Dansui River kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Taiwan · Nouveau Taipei

Spot currently openIntermediate level 25.17 | 121.42

Overview

Dansui River is a kitesurfing spot at the mouth of the Tamsui River in New Taipei. Northeast monsoon winds blow from September to March. The river provides flat water conditions.
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Sunrise 05:54 · Sunset 17:23

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

Next tides

  • Low tide · 1 m
  • High tide · 2.6 m
  • Low tide · 1.3 m
  • High tide · 2.4 m

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Dansui River: 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

303h

in October · 29 rideable days

The season runs from October to January, peaking in October: 28 rideable days a month and 303 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is June, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 20.5 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 16 rideable days16 d J July: 22.5 rideable days J August: 16.5 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 29 rideable days29 d O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 27 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 20.5 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 16 rideable days16 d J July: 22.5 rideable days J August: 16.5 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 29 rideable days29 d O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 27 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 6%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 19 °C. The wettest month is October, with 377 mm.

Monthly averages: Dansui River
Monthly averages — Dansui River — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.5 252 h 19 °C 46 mm
February 21.5 207 h 19 °C 98 mm
March 20.5 195 h 22 °C 182 mm
April 21.0 159 h 26 °C 286 mm
May 21.5 173 h 28 °C 350 mm
June 16.0 109 h 31 °C 247 mm
July 22.5 199 h 32 °C 265 mm
August 16.5 117 h 33 °C 170 mm
September 19.5 184 h 32 °C 192 mm
October 29.0 303 h 29 °C 377 mm
November 28.5 303 h 24 °C 151 mm
December 27.0 258 h 20 °C 62 mm

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Technical details of Dansui River 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: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

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