Continent |
Asia |
Country |
China |
Next Big City |
Sanya, Haikou |
Next Town |
Sanya |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Shallow, Chop |
Hazards: |
No information |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Tropical water, not super clear but the best what China has to offer, usually quite choppy, tidal difference only less than one meter. Waves are useless for surfing, just enough to make water skiing a bit difficult. But great for jumping off them. Good surfing season from November to February.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Concrete |
Beach Users: |
None |
Great beach, 15 km long, sandy. Very few people since the Chinese hate sun tan. At some areas there is a bit of beach enforcement so be careful there. Besides I would call it perfect. No problem to launch at any place. Some few places are restricted to hotel guests only.
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Spring:
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Shorts |
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Summer:
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Shorts |
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Fall:
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Shorts |
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Winter:
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Shorty |
Tropical, no wetsuit needed. During winter, the windy season, it gets a little chilly, specially during morning and evening hours. Again during winter little rain. In summer it gets very ugly hot. You can kitesurf all year round. From May to October: air temperature 28-33°C, water temperature 26-30°C, strong sun! From November to March: air temperature 20-28°C, water temperature 18-26°C, wetsuit needed (shorty only).
Best Months: |
January, February, March, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Trade |
Best Direction: |
SW |
Main Direction: |
NE, SW |
In general it is not one of these great windy places. Strong winds are rare, but during the winter months, November to March, most days have a few hours with winds above 10 knts, maybe 30%-50% of the days have a few hours even above 15 knts. Direction is usually sideshore or slightly offshore. Another source says: 90% of NE 15-25 knot during from October to March. 70% of SW 12-18 knot from June to September.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
Fly to Sanya airport on Hainan Island, then go South to the beach road and you are there. Basically there is 15 km empty beach west of Sanya, easily accessible from everywhere. The beach is approx. 30 minutes by car or taxi. Normally, the taxi driver is permitted to bargain for the fee. Taxi fee is around RMB 150 one way to Yalongbay. Estimated taxi fare: 18 USD (one way).
Rules |
None |
Great for beginners since there is a beach road along the 15km and you can take a taxi on your way back, avoiding the tiresome walk of shame.
Party all in downtown at Sanya city. Starting from 6 pm - 3 am, 7 days a week.
