Best Kitespots in Taiwan

28 spots · Asia

Best for kiting from October to April, with 54 to 82 % kite days. Water 23 to 28 °C.

Median of 20 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 28 spots
Median kite days: 60 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 27 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Guanyin; 68 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Taiwan

Taiwan has 28 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 60 % kite days over the year; Guanyin leads with 68 %. The spots spread over 8 regions.

Best season at the median spot: October to April (50 % kite days or more). Water 23 to 30 °C over the year.

The northeast monsoon that brings Taiwan its winter wind also reaches southern Vietnam, so for a trip between November and March compare the kite spots in Vietnam.

Best time to visit Taiwan

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Best season: October to April
Warm and windy: March to May and September to December

Kite days at the median spot range from 32 % in August to 82 % in January.

Water 23 °C in January to 30 °C in July. Air 19 °C in January to 29 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Taiwan: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Taiwan?

The best months are October to April: the median spot in Taiwan had 54 to 82 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Taiwan?

Guanyin has the most kite days in Taiwan: 68 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Taiwan?

The water ranges from 23 °C in January to 30 °C in July at the median spot. Wetsuit: spring suit in January, boardshorts in July.

Regions by month

Median kite days of the spots in each region.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for regions in Taiwan
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Penghu	92	80	69	55	50	44	38	33	42	73	85	81
Pingtung County	79	70	57	50	41	41	41	41	37	74	77	80

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Water temperature by region and month

Water temperature by month for regions in Taiwan
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Penghu	23 °C	23 °C	23 °C	26 °C	28 °C	30 °C	30 °C	30 °C	30 °C	28 °C	26 °C	24 °C
Pingtung County	25 °C	25 °C	25 °C	27 °C	28 °C	30 °C	30 °C	30 °C	30 °C	29 °C	27 °C	26 °C

Median water temperature of the spots in each region, 2023 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo marine archive.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Guanyin
Taiwan
68 %
2
Kenting Big Bay
Taiwan
67 %
3
Houbihu
Taiwan
66 %
4
Baisha
Taiwan
66 %
5
Zhunan SPOT
Taiwan
65 %
6
Beilao Bay
Taiwan
63 %
7
Niaoyu
Taiwan
62 %
8
Aimen Beach
Taiwan
62 %
9
Guan Yin Ting
Taiwan
62 %
10
Chihma Beach
Taiwan
61 %

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

Kite days per year, % of days

Aimen Beach
Taiwan
62 %
Guan Yin Ting
Taiwan
62 %
Chihma Beach
Taiwan
61 %

By region

Penghu

14 spots · 62 % kite days per year

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Pingtung County

4 spots · 58 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in Taiwan

Guanyin leads with 68 % kite days per year, followed by Kenting Big Bay (67 %) and Houbihu (66 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Guanyin
Taiwan
68 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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12. D
Kite days by month at Guanyin: Jan 85 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 59 %, May 61 %, Jun 61 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 87 %, Nov 85 %, Dec 85 %
2
Kenting Big Bay
Taiwan
67 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Kenting Big Bay: Jan 85 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 59 %, May 50 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 87 %, Dec 90 %
3
Houbihu
Taiwan
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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12. D
Kite days by month at Houbihu: Jan 82 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 62 %, May 48 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 60 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 80 %, Nov 85 %, Dec 84 %
4
Baisha
Taiwan
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Baisha: Jan 82 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 59 %, May 53 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 61 %, Oct 89 %, Nov 84 %, Dec 83 %
5
Zhunan SPOT
Taiwan
65 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Zhunan SPOT: Jan 83 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 60 %, May 62 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 77 %, Dec 80 %
6
Beilao Bay
Taiwan
63 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Beilao Bay: Jan 91 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 57 %, May 51 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 85 %, Dec 79 %
7
Guoye Sunrise
Taiwan
63 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Guoye Sunrise: Jan 91 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 57 %, May 51 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 85 %, Dec 79 %
8
Longmen Beach
Taiwan
63 %
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3. M
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12. D
Kite days by month at Longmen Beach: Jan 91 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 57 %, May 51 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 85 %, Dec 79 %
9
Sand Stripe Dragon Head
Taiwan
63 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Sand Stripe Dragon Head: Jan 91 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 57 %, May 51 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 85 %, Dec 79 %
10
Citou Beach
Taiwan
62 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Citou Beach: Jan 90 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 57 %, May 52 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 84 %, Dec 80 %
11
Niaoyu
Taiwan
62 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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7. J
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Kite days by month at Niaoyu: Jan 90 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 57 %, May 52 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 84 %, Dec 80 %
12
Pengpeng Beach
Taiwan
62 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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12. D
Kite days by month at Pengpeng Beach: Jan 90 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 57 %, May 52 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 84 %, Dec 80 %
13
Aimen Beach
Taiwan
62 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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Kite days by month at Aimen Beach: Jan 92 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 56 %, May 50 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 86 %, Dec 82 %
14
Lintou Park
Taiwan
62 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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Kite days by month at Lintou Park: Jan 92 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 56 %, May 50 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 86 %, Dec 82 %
15
Suogang Reef
Taiwan
62 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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Kite days by month at Suogang Reef: Jan 92 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 56 %, May 50 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 86 %, Dec 82 %

Show 13 more spots

16 Guan Yin Ting 62 %
17 Chihma Beach 61 %
18 Shanshuei Beach 60 %
19 Shili Beach 60 %
20 Da'an Beach 59 %
21 Jiupeng Harbor 50 %
22 Haomeiliao beach 46 %
23 Fulong Beach 46 %
24 Taidong 45 %
25 Fuchengtiantian 43 %
26 Neipi 24 %
27 Dong Gang 13 %
28 Hualien, Taiwan 4 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Taiwan: median of 20 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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