Overview

Golden Beach is a kitesurfing spot in Tainan, on the southwest coast of Taiwan. Northeast monsoon winds in winter and southwest winds in summer provide consistent conditions.

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Spot forecast for Golden Beach

Sunrise 05:58 · Sunset 17:30

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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 5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:12 · 1.1 m Low tide 10:55 · 0.4 m High tide 18:28 · 0.9 m Low tide 21:59 · 0.8 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 04:19 · 1.1 m Low tide 11:34 · 0.4 m High tide 18:43 · 1 m Low tide 23:09 · 0.8 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:18 · 1.1 m Low tide 12:07 · 0.4 m High tide 18:55 · 1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 00:04 · 0.7 m High tide 06:12 · 1.1 m Low tide 12:37 · 0.4 m High tide 19:09 · 1.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:52 · 0.6 m High tide 07:04 · 1.1 m Low tide 13:06 · 0.5 m High tide 19:26 · 1.1 m

Golden 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

233h

in April · 30 rideable days

The season runs from December to May, peaking in April: 27 rideable days a month and 233 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is September, at 12 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 91%13-20 knots · 8%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 91% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 23 °C. The wettest month is July, with 579 mm.

Monthly averages: Golden Beach

Monthly averages — Golden 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	27.0	232 h	23 °C	16 mm
February	26.5	246 h	24 °C	46 mm
March	28.5	250 h	26 °C	55 mm
April	30.0	233 h	29 °C	75 mm
May	24.5	149 h	31 °C	163 mm
June	21.0	186 h	31 °C	282 mm
July	19.0	160 h	31 °C	579 mm
August	14.0	87 h	31 °C	290 mm
September	12.0	77 h	31 °C	237 mm
October	21.0	144 h	31 °C	254 mm
November	22.5	168 h	28 °C	112 mm
December	26.0	216 h	25 °C	16 mm

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Technical details of Golden Beach spot

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, 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: Intermediate

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