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2:40 pm 25 Jan 2012

Kathy Tang / Taiwan, The Core

2:42 pm 18 Sep 2010

The Core ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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The Core Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Taiwan – North Coast)

Kathy Tang / Surfgirl, The Core photo

Photo credit: YungYi
Surf Break: The Core

Kathy Tang / Taiwan, The Core photo

Photo credit: YungYi
Surf Break: The Core

Name: The Core
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: NE Offshore Wind: SW

The Core in - is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf The best wind direction is from the southwest. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the best wave direction is from the northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall The Core 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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Also see The Core surf quality by season and The Core surf quality by month.

The Core Location Map

Select The Core Location Map Detail:

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Use this relief map to navigate to Taiwan - North Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of The Core


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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Core:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Barrels 4 mi
Second closest break Sunrise 10 mi
Third closest break Lightning Bolt 12 mi
Fourth closest break Fulung Beach 21 mi
Fifth closest break Green Bay 35 mi

Wave buoys nearest to The Core:

Closest wave buoy Western Aleutians Buoy 3518 mi
Second closest wave buoy Bering Sea Buoy 3728 mi
Third closest wave buoy Southeast Bering Sea Buoy 3937 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Shumagin Islands Buoy 4408 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy South Aleutians Buoy 4670 mi

Tide stations nearest to The Core:

Closest tide station Kubura, Okinawa, Japan 73 mi
Second closest tide station Hikawa (Yonakuni Sima), Okinawa, Japan 78 mi
Third closest tide station Uoturi Sima, Okinawa, Japan 124 mi
Fourth closest tide station Hunauki, Okinawa, Japan 124 mi
Fifth closest tide station Sirahama (Iriomote), Okinawa, Japan 125 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to The Core:

Closest ski area Megahira Onsen Megahira (Japan) 914 mi
Second closest ski area Osorakan (Japan) 920 mi
Third closest ski area Yawata Kogen 191 (Japan) 925 mi
Fourth closest ski area White-Valley Matsubara (Japan) 926 mi
Fifth closest ski area Osa (Japan) 930 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to The Core:

Closest city location I-lan (Taiwan) 4 mi
Second closest city location Gueishan (Taiwan) 19 mi
Third closest city location Sindian (Taiwan) 22 mi
Fourth closest city location Sijhih (Taiwan) 24 mi
Fifth closest city location Jhonghe (Taiwan) 25 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to The Core is Sungshan (Taipei) Airport (TSA) in Taiwan, 44 km (27 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to The Core is Chiang Kai Shek International (Taipei) Airport (TPE), also in Taiwan, 69 km (43 miles) away.
  • Third is Hualien Airport (HUN) in Taiwan, 84 km (52 miles) away.
  • Yonaguni Airport (OGN) in Japan is 122 km (76 miles) away.
  • Taichung (Chung) Airport (TXG) in Taiwan is the fifth nearest airport to The Core and is 133 km (83 miles) away.
The Core break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for The Core, Taiwan - North Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view The Core sea temperature, The Core photographs, The Core detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, The Core webcams, current wind from Taiwan - North Coast live weather stations and The Core 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 The Core.