Overview

Guan Yin is a kitesurfing spot in Taoyuan, on the northwest coast of Taiwan. Northeast monsoon winds blow consistently from October to March.

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Spot forecast for Guan Yin

Sunrise 05:56 · Sunset 17:24

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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 2.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:21 · 3.1 m Low tide 11:58 · 1.3 m High tide 18:38 · 3.4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:54 · 1.7 m High tide 06:40 · 3.2 m Low tide 13:06 · 1.2 m High tide 19:36 · 3.6 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:51 · 1.5 m High tide 07:45 · 3.5 m Low tide 14:02 · 1.1 m High tide 20:22 · 3.8 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:37 · 1.2 m High tide 08:37 · 3.7 m Low tide 14:50 · 1 m High tide 21:02 · 4 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 03:17 · 0.9 m High tide 09:22 · 4 m Low tide 15:33 · 0.9 m High tide 21:38 · 4.1 m

Guan Yin: 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

369h

in December · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 27 rideable days a month on average, at 26 °C. It peaks in December, with 369 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 40%13-20 knots · 54%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 54% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 18 °C. The wettest month is May, with 309 mm.

Monthly averages: Guan Yin

Monthly averages — Guan Yin — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	30.5	350 h	18 °C	50 mm
February	24.0	278 h	19 °C	85 mm
March	26.5	325 h	21 °C	171 mm
April	26.0	285 h	25 °C	286 mm
May	26.0	297 h	27 °C	309 mm
June	25.0	283 h	30 °C	157 mm
July	26.5	267 h	32 °C	202 mm
August	25.5	275 h	32 °C	65 mm
September	25.5	221 h	32 °C	128 mm
October	30.5	347 h	29 °C	277 mm
November	29.0	364 h	24 °C	124 mm
December	31.0	369 h	20 °C	51 mm

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Technical details of Guan Yin spot

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.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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