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Paishawan Beach

5:28 pm 9 Aug 2010

Paishawan Beach

5:57 pm 28 Aug 2010

Tawu ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Tawu Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Taiwan – North Coast)

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Name: Tawu
Type: river
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: SE Offshore Wind: WNW

Tawu in - is an exposed river break that has unreliable waves. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Ideal winds are from the west northwest. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the best wave direction is from the southeast. The river break provides left and right handers. Rarely crowded here. Be wary of rips - they make surfing here dangerous.

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Overall Tawu 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.

The graph describes the combination of swells directed at Tawu through an average year ... (show all text)

The rose diagram shows how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directi... (show all text)

Also see Tawu surf quality by season and Tawu surf quality by month.

Tawu Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Tawu:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Chialoshui 21 mi
Second closest break Kenting 27 mi
Third closest break Green island 46 mi
Fourth closest break Chengkung 67 mi
Fifth closest break Sunrise 170 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Tawu:

Closest wave buoy Western Aleutians Buoy 3684 mi
Second closest wave buoy Bering Sea Buoy 3904 mi
Third closest wave buoy Southeast Bering Sea Buoy 4111 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Shumagin Islands Buoy 4582 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4843 mi

Tide stations nearest to Tawu:

Closest tide station Kubura, Okinawa, Japan 196 mi
Second closest tide station Hikawa (Yonakuni Sima), Okinawa, Japan 198 mi
Third closest tide station Haderuma, Okinawa, Japan 219 mi
Fourth closest tide station Hunauki, Okinawa, Japan 228 mi
Fifth closest tide station Sirahama (Iriomote), Okinawa, Japan 230 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Tawu:

Closest ski area Megahira Onsen Megahira (Japan) 1083 mi
Second closest ski area Osorakan (Japan) 1088 mi
Third closest ski area Yawata Kogen 191 (Japan) 1094 mi
Fourth closest ski area White-Valley Matsubara (Japan) 1095 mi
Fifth closest ski area Osa (Japan) 1099 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Tawu:

Closest city location Changlotsun (Taiwan) 17 mi
Second closest city location Chia-lan (Taiwan) 20 mi
Third closest city location Heng-ch'un (Taiwan) 24 mi
Fourth closest city location Tansyuan (China) 30 mi
Fifth closest city location Taitung City (Taiwan) 35 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Tawu is Fengnin Airport (TTT) in Taiwan, 53 km (33 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Tawu is Pingtung South Airport (PIF), also in Taiwan, 58 km (36 miles) away.
  • Third is Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH) in Taiwan, 62 km (39 miles) away.
  • Green Island Airport (GNI) in Taiwan is 71 km (44 miles) away.
  • Lanyu Airport (KYD), also in Taiwan is the fifth nearest airport to Tawu and is 74 km (46 miles) away.
Tawu break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Tawu, Taiwan - North Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Tawu sea temperature, Tawu photographs, Tawu detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Tawu webcams, current wind from Taiwan - North Coast live weather stations and Tawu 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 Tawu.