Sea · Taiwan

Guanyin

Name: Guanyin
Address: TWN

Best for kiting all year, with 50 to 87 % kite days. Water 18 to 30 °C.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

JJan85Prime
FFeb72Prime
MMar65Prime
AApr59Good
MMay61Prime
JJun61Prime
JJul53Good
AAug50Good
SSep51Good
OOct87Primenow
NNov85Prime
DDec85Prime

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.

Confidence highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
87 % Primeabout 27 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 11 %
Kiteable 87 %
Too strong 2 %
Good years
9 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
9 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 9.0 expected (capped at 9 in 10)
Best hours
10:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.6 h
Water
27 °C, boardshorts
Air
26 °Cdaily maximum, 26 °C during kite hours
Rain
10 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Guanyin averaged 27 kite days out of 31 (87 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Guanyin

Kite days% of days	85	72	65	59	61	61	53	50	51	87	85	85
Verdictshare plus good years	Prime	Prime	Prime	Good	Prime	Prime	Good	Good	Good	Prime	Prime	Prime
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	7 in 10	6 in 10	5 in 10	6 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	8 of 9	8 of 9	7 of 9	5 of 9	4 of 9	5 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 16	10 to 17	10 to 17	10 to 17	10 to 18	10 to 18	10 to 18	11 to 18	10 to 17	10 to 16	10 to 16	10 to 16
Daylighth	10.8	11.3	12.0	12.7	13.4	13.7	13.5	13.0	12.3	11.6	11.0	10.6
Water°C at the surface	19	18	20	24	26	29	30	30	30	27	24	21
Air°C, daily maximum	18	18	20	24	26	29	30	30	29	26	24	20
Rain days1 mm or more	10 of 31	10 of 28	11 of 31	12 of 30	13 of 31	11 of 30	8 of 31	9 of 31	9 of 30	10 of 31	11 of 30	15 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	4/3	4/3	3/2	shorty	shorty	shorts	shorts	shorts	shorts	shorts	spring	3/2

In January, Guanyin averaged 26 kite days out of 31 (85 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Guanyin averaged 20 kite days out of 28 (72 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Guanyin averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (65 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Guanyin averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (59 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Guanyin averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (61 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Guanyin averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (61 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Guanyin averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Guanyin averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Guanyin averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (51 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Guanyin averaged 27 kite days out of 31 (87 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Guanyin averaged 25 kite days out of 30 (85 %). Water 24 °C, spring suit. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Guanyin averaged 26 kite days out of 31 (85 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Guanyin

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

January9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.4 expected
February9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.9 expected
March9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.5 expected
April8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected
May8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected
June7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected
July6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
August5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
September6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
October (now)9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.0 expected
November9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.4 expected
December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.5 expected

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

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Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Start date

9 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips, capped at 9 in 10).

Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20

about 8.3 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

How the wind behaves

In October, the windiest month

Too light 11 %
Kiteable 87 %
Too strong 2 %

Too light on 11 %, kiteable on 87 %, too strong on 2 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind steadily from NE (45°).

Kitesurfing at Guanyin: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Guanyin?

The best months are the whole year: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 87 % of days were kite days in every month.

Is Guanyin windy in October?

Yes, very. 87 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 27 days in a typical October. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Guanyin?

The water ranges from 18 °C in February to 30 °C in July. In October it is about 27 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).

How many kite days does Guanyin get in a year?

About 248 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.

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Spot facts

Country: Taiwan
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), 16 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+08:00 in October
Coordinates: 25.0485, 121.0738
Model: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

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Nearby kite spots in Taiwan

Kite days in October, % of days

Zhunan SPOT
Taiwan · 11 points fewer kite days than Guanyin in October
76 %
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 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 %
Baisha
Taiwan · 2 points more kite days than Guanyin in October
89 %
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 %
Fulong Beach
Taiwan · 30 points fewer kite days than Guanyin in October
57 %
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 Fulong Beach: Jan 60 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 41 %, May 31 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 34 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 68 %
Da'an Beach
Taiwan · 16 points fewer kite days than Guanyin in October
71 %
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 Da'an Beach: Jan 83 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 53 %, May 51 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 76 %
Neipi
Taiwan · 60 points fewer kite days than Guanyin in October
27 %
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 Neipi: Jan 33 %, Feb 36 %, Mar 25 %, Apr 22 %, May 17 %, Jun 14 %, Jul 24 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 22 %, Oct 27 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 34 %
Hualien, Taiwan
Taiwan · 74 points fewer kite days than Guanyin in October
13 %
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 Hualien, Taiwan: Jan 5 %, Feb 5 %, Mar 2 %, Apr 2 %, May 1 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 3 %, Aug 1 %, Sep 4 %, Oct 13 %, Nov 5 %, Dec 7 %
Niaoyu
Taiwan · 14 points fewer kite days than Guanyin in October
73 %
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 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 %
Haomeiliao beach
Taiwan · 31 points fewer kite days than Guanyin in October
56 %
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 Haomeiliao beach: Jan 74 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 43 %, May 27 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 24 %, Aug 18 %, Sep 20 %, Oct 56 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 77 %

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

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: high.

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In October, 87 % of days at Guanyin met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/guanyin

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