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The Secret Beach kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Taiwan · Tainan City

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 2 m 23.06 | 120.05

Overview

The Secret Beach is a kitesurfing spot in Tainan, on the southwest coast of Taiwan. A secluded spot with consistent monsoon winds.
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Spot forecast for The Secret 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 1.4 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 Now03:541.3 m11:250.5 m18:341.2 m23:011 m05:041.3 m12:130.5 m19:081.2 m00:160.9 m06:071.3 m12:510.5 m19:361.3 m01:050.8 m07:061.3 m13:230.5 m20:001.3 m01:450.6 m08:011.3 m13:530.6 m20:221.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.3 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.4 m

The Secret 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

316h

in December · 30 rideable days

The season runs from November to May, peaking in December: 29 rideable days a month and 316 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is September, at 15.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 30 rideable days J February: 28.5 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 26 rideable days M June: 23.5 rideable days J July: 25.5 rideable days J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 29.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days30 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 30 rideable days J February: 28.5 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 26 rideable days M June: 23.5 rideable days J July: 25.5 rideable days J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 29.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days30 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 76%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 76% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 21 °C. The wettest month is July, with 557 mm.

Monthly averages: The Secret Beach
Monthly averages — The Secret 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 30.0 297 h 21 °C 17 mm
February 28.5 294 h 22 °C 52 mm
March 29.5 290 h 25 °C 49 mm
April 28.0 234 h 28 °C 70 mm
May 26.0 189 h 30 °C 153 mm
June 23.5 215 h 31 °C 249 mm
July 25.5 218 h 31 °C 557 mm
August 17.5 123 h 31 °C 212 mm
September 15.5 112 h 31 °C 173 mm
October 24.5 204 h 30 °C 215 mm
November 29.5 271 h 27 °C 109 mm
December 30.0 316 h 23 °C 18 mm

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Technical details of The Secret Beach spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Depending on conditions 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

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

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Open all year round
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