Houbihu, Taiwan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 355 km away.

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About Houbihu

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (147°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (327°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 71). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in June, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 355 km away. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 26 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to KHH, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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Getting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Houbihu.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 355 km away.
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Houbihu, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	114kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	4 ft6 smushy	131kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	31°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	6 ft7 smushy	287kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	31°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	10 ft11 ssoft	1,991kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	21 ft13 ssoft	13,050kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	30 ft14 ssoft	29,079kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 18 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,019kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 30 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	35, poor	4 ft7 smushy	131kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	28°C
Mon 26Oct	39, fair	4 ft8 smushy	167kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	29°C
Tue 27Oct	39, fair	4 ft8 smushy	146kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	29°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to KHH, changing at HKG, then 1h 45 by road. About 26h 20 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Houbihu
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to KHH, changing at HKG, then 1h 45 by road. About 26h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,015–£2,010 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to KHH, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£690–£1,435
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£1,015–£2,010

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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