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Hobiho kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Taiwan

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 6 m 21.95 | 120.75

Overview

Hobiho is a kitesurfing spot at the far south of Taiwan. Monsoon winds blow regularly. The water area is oceanic with waves.
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Spot forecast for Hobiho

Sunrise 05:54 · Sunset 17:28

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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 Now00:351.1 m09:040.5 m16:360.9 m19:360.8 m02:121.1 m09:420.4 m16:411 m21:050.8 m03:221.2 m10:110.4 m16:511 m22:010.6 m04:161.2 m10:370.4 m17:041.1 m22:470.5 m05:031.2 m11:040.4 m17:221.3 m23:310.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.4 m

Hobiho: 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

410h

in July · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 27 °C. It peaks in July, with 410 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 30 rideable days J February: 28.5 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 29.5 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days25 d S October: 30.5 rideable days O November: 30 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 30 rideable days J February: 28.5 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 29.5 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days25 d S October: 30.5 rideable days O November: 30 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 58%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 58% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 22 °C. The wettest month is July, with 552 mm.

Monthly averages: Hobiho
Monthly averages — Hobiho — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 30.0 356 h 22 °C 36 mm
February 28.5 342 h 24 °C 33 mm
March 29.5 352 h 25 °C 31 mm
April 28.0 306 h 28 °C 31 mm
May 29.5 349 h 30 °C 138 mm
June 28.5 323 h 30 °C 213 mm
July 31.0 410 h 30 °C 552 mm
August 27.5 339 h 30 °C 243 mm
September 25.0 269 h 30 °C 315 mm
October 30.5 384 h 29 °C 328 mm
November 30.0 382 h 26 °C 141 mm
December 30.0 352 h 24 °C 35 mm

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Technical details of Hobiho spot

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

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