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Paishawan Beach

5:49 pm 12 Apr 2011

Paishawan Beach

5:23 pm 12 Apr 2011

Kenting ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Kenting Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Taiwan – North Coast)

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Name: Kenting
Type: point
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: SE Offshore Wind: NW

Kenting in - is an exposed point break that has inconsistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the best wave direction is from the southeast. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Kenting Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Kenting Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kenting:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Chialoshui 10 mi
Second closest break Tawu 27 mi
Third closest break Green island 50 mi
Fourth closest break Chengkung 93 mi
Fifth closest break Sunrise 198 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Kenting:

Closest wave buoy Western Aleutians Buoy 3710 mi
Second closest wave buoy Bering Sea Buoy 3930 mi
Third closest wave buoy Southeast Bering Sea Buoy 4137 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Shumagin Islands Buoy 4608 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4860 mi

Tide stations nearest to Kenting:

Closest tide station Kubura, Okinawa, Japan 222 mi
Second closest tide station Hikawa (Yonakuni Sima), Okinawa, Japan 223 mi
Third closest tide station Haderuma, Okinawa, Japan 242 mi
Fourth closest tide station Hunauki, Okinawa, Japan 252 mi
Fifth closest tide station Sirahama (Iriomote), Okinawa, Japan 253 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Kenting:

Closest ski area Megahira Onsen Megahira (Japan) 1109 mi
Second closest ski area Osorakan (Japan) 1114 mi
Third closest ski area Yawata Kogen 191 (Japan) 1120 mi
Fourth closest ski area White-Valley Matsubara (Japan) 1121 mi
Fifth closest ski area Osa (Japan) 1125 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Kenting:

Closest city location Heng-ch'un (Taiwan) 4 mi
Second closest city location Changlotsun (Taiwan) 11 mi
Third closest city location Tansyuan (China) 41 mi
Fourth closest city location Chia-lan (Taiwan) 47 mi
Fifth closest city location Daliao (Taiwan) 49 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Kenting is Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH) in Taiwan, 81 km (50 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Kenting is Lanyu Airport (KYD), also in Taiwan, 81 km (50 miles) away.
  • Third is Pingtung South Airport (PIF) in Taiwan, 86 km (53 miles) away.
  • Fengnin Airport (TTT) in Taiwan is 97 km (60 miles) away.
  • Green Island Airport (GNI), also in Taiwan is the fifth nearest airport to Kenting and is 109 km (68 miles) away.
Kenting break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Kenting, Taiwan - North Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Kenting sea temperature, Kenting photographs, Kenting detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Kenting webcams, current wind from Taiwan - North Coast live weather stations and Kenting tide predictions. The Taiwan swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Taiwan and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Taiwan wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Kenting.