Jinzun Harbour, Taiwan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 235 km away.

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About Jinzun Harbour

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

The spot faces SE (123°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (303°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 33). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in June, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March and April, with about 3 good days in 7; in June, October and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 235 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 24 h 10 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 25 from the airport to Jinzun Harbour.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 235 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 Jinzun Harbour, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	22, too small	4 ft6 smushy	123kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	8 ft10 scrumbling	1,222kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	17 ft13 ssoft	8,820kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	25 ft12 ssoft	16,634kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	5 ft10 scrumbling	354kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 32 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	25, too small	4 ft7 smushy	147kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 26Oct	29, too small	4 ft8 smushy	189kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 27Oct	27, too small	4 ft8 smushy	168kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 28Oct	24, too small	3 ft8 smushy	124kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	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 today, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to TPE, then 4h 25 by road. About 24h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Jinzun Harbour
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 8 ft at 10 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
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
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to TPE, then 4h 25 by road. About 24h 10 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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