Longman Penghu, Taiwan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 249 km away.

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About Longman Penghu

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

The spot faces NE (61°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (241°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.3 km out (1 in 133). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 21°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 249 km away.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 24 h 05 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.
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Getting there. 4 h 15 from the airport to Longman Penghu.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 249 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 Longman Penghu, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	1, too small	1 ft10 s	6kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 26 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	2, too small	1 ft12 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 41 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft13 s	6kJ	wind from the north, 46 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	16, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	156kJ	wind from the north-west, 48 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	19, poor	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots, offshore	27°C
Mon 26Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	26°C
Tue 27Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	26°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
Direct flight ORD to TPE, then 4h 15 by road. About 24h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to TPE, then 4h 15 by road. About 24h 05 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.

Rough cost per person for this trip
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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