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Jinshan (Chinshan) kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Taiwan · New Taipei City

Spot currently openIntermediate level 25.21 | 121.66

Overview

Jinshan (Chinshan) is a kitesurfing spot located in New Taipei City, on the north coast of Taiwan. Exposed to northeast monsoon winds from September to March, this spot offers consistent and powerful conditions. The water is oceanic with chop.
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Spot forecast for Jinshan (Chinshan)

Sunrise 05:54 · 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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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 5.3 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 Now00:340.8 m04:081 m11:100.5 m18:281.2 m01:100.8 m05:241 m12:040.5 m19:021.3 m01:390.7 m06:291 m12:500.5 m19:311.3 m01:590.6 m07:261.1 m13:320.5 m19:561.2 m02:130.6 m08:171.2 m14:090.6 m20:191.2 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.3 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.2 m

Jinshan (Chinshan): 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

310h

in November · 29 rideable days

The season runs from October to January, peaking in November: 28 rideable days a month and 310 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is August, at 7.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 27.5 rideable days J February: 19 rideable days F March: 18 rideable days M April: 16 rideable days A May: 18.5 rideable days M June: 8.5 rideable days J July: 17.5 rideable days J August: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d A September: 18 rideable days S October: 28 rideable days O November: 29 rideable days29 d N December: 26.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 27.5 rideable days J February: 19 rideable days F March: 18 rideable days M April: 16 rideable days A May: 18.5 rideable days M June: 8.5 rideable days J July: 17.5 rideable days J August: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d A September: 18 rideable days S October: 28 rideable days O November: 29 rideable days29 d N December: 26.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 5%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ 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 18 °C. The wettest month is October, with 675 mm.

Monthly averages: Jinshan (Chinshan)
Monthly averages — Jinshan (Chinshan) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.5 254 h 18 °C 92 mm
February 19.0 199 h 19 °C 178 mm
March 18.0 184 h 21 °C 203 mm
April 16.0 119 h 26 °C 226 mm
May 18.5 154 h 28 °C 250 mm
June 8.5 69 h 31 °C 183 mm
July 17.5 164 h 32 °C 297 mm
August 7.5 74 h 33 °C 130 mm
September 18.0 168 h 32 °C 196 mm
October 28.0 294 h 28 °C 675 mm
November 29.0 310 h 23 °C 356 mm
December 26.5 275 h 20 °C 187 mm

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Technical details of Jinshan (Chinshan) 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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Intermediate

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