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Magong - Shanshuei kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Taiwan

Spot currently openIntermediate level 23.51 | 119.59

Overview

Magong Shanshuei is a kitesurfing spot on the Penghu Islands. The northeast monsoon brings consistent and powerful winds. The water is coastal.
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Spot forecast for Magong - Shanshuei

Sunrise 06:00 · Sunset 17:32

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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 3.2 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 Now05:292.1 m12:220.8 m19:082.2 m01:121.4 m06:432.1 m13:270.8 m20:012.3 m02:121.2 m07:502.2 m14:200.8 m20:462.4 m02:571 m08:492.3 m15:060.8 m21:252.5 m03:360.8 m09:422.4 m15:470.8 m22:012.5 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.2 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.4 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.5 m

Magong - Shanshuei: 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

403h

in December · 31 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, December and November, at 31 rideable days and 21 °C. The low point is September, at 23 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days J February: 28 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days M June: 27 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days J August: 26 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days23 d S October: 29.5 rideable days O November: 30 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days31 d D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days J February: 28 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days M June: 27 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days J August: 26 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days23 d S October: 29.5 rideable days O November: 30 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days31 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 34%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 29%31+ knots · 10%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 34% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 18 °C. The wettest month is July, with 462 mm.

Monthly averages: Magong - Shanshuei
Monthly averages — Magong - Shanshuei — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 403 h 18 °C 13 mm
February 28.0 359 h 18 °C 47 mm
March 29.5 383 h 21 °C 73 mm
April 27.0 318 h 24 °C 83 mm
May 29.0 350 h 26 °C 140 mm
June 27.0 338 h 28 °C 119 mm
July 29.0 355 h 29 °C 462 mm
August 26.0 278 h 28 °C 168 mm
September 23.0 224 h 29 °C 113 mm
October 29.5 357 h 27 °C 68 mm
November 30.0 389 h 23 °C 47 mm
December 31.0 403 h 21 °C 26 mm

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Technical details of Magong - Shanshuei 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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