Jin San (Golden Mountain), Taiwan
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Taipei, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Taipei Songshan International Airport (TSA), 21 km.
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About Jin San (Golden Mountain)
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces NE (53°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (233°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 67). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 19°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Taipei, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Taipei Songshan International Airport (TSA), 21 km.
Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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From Chicago: about 20 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), direct.
See flights ORD → TPE · Skyscanner from about £675 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Jin San (Golden Mountain).
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Taipei, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Taipei Songshan International Airport (TSA), 21 km.
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Forecast
The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19Oct | 7, too small | 2 ft6 smushy | 31kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 8, too small | 3 ft5 smushy | 37kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 8, too small | 3 ft7 smushy | 76kJ | wind from the north-east, 9 knots | 26°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 18, poor | 7 ft12 smushy | 1,344kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots | 23°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 16, poor | 7 ft12 smushy | 1,322kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots | 25°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 12, too small | 5 ft9 ssoft | 278kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 26°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 20, too small | 4 ft7 smushy | 172kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 30°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 18, too small | 3 ft6 smushy | 61kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 14, too small | 2 ft7 smushy | 56kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 28Oct | 13, too small | 3 ft5 smushy | 37kJ | wind from the north-east, 6 knots | 24°C |
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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates
- Tue 20 OctTravel out
Direct flight ORD to TPE, then 1h 05 by road. About 20h 50 door to door
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 19 of 80.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
- Sun 25 OctRest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
- Mon 26 OctTravel home
Direct flight ORD to TPE, then 1h 05 by road. About 20h 50 door to door
Rough cost
About £1,000–£1,980 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.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to TPE, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | £675–£1,405 |
| 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 | £1,000–£1,980 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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