Sun Yat Sen Beach, Taiwan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 299 km away.

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About Sun Yat Sen Beach

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

The spot faces W (268°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (88°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 32). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually August, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 299 km away.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 25 h 10 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. 30 min from the airport to Sun Yat Sen Beach.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 299 km away.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sun Yat Sen Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	27°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	72kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	6 ft7 smushy	321kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	2 ft12 shollow	113kJ	wind from the north, 31 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	8, poor	9 ft8 smushy	944kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 28 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	5 ft6 smushy	143kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	28°C
Mon 26Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	26°C
Tue 27Oct	2, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 28Oct	3, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	25°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 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to KHH, changing at HKG, then 30 min by road. About 25h 10 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Sun Yat Sen Beach
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 13 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 17 of 80.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to KHH, changing at HKG, then 30 min by road. About 25h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £965–£1,925 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
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£20–£30
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£965–£1,925

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

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