Mimi's Reef, Taiwan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 168 km away.

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About Mimi's Reef

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

The spot faces E (99°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (279°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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 January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in June, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 168 km away.

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

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From Chicago: about 23 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. 3 h 20 from the airport to Mimi's Reef.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 168 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 Mimi's Reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	4 ft6 smushy	142kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	4 ft6 smushy	107kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	9 ft11 scrumbling	1,679kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	19 ft13 smushy	11,108kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 30 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	24 ft13 scrumbling	18,487kJ	wind from the north, 28 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	17, poor	6 ft9 scrumbling	638kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 35 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	26, poor	7 ft7 smushy	402kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	27°C
Mon 26Oct	27, too small	4 ft8 smushy	181kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 27Oct	26, too small	4 ft8 shollow	170kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 28Oct	25, too small	3 ft8 shollow	126kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, 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 today, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to TPE, then 3h 20 by road. About 23h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Mimi's Reef
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 9 ft at 11 s, wind 8 kn (15 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
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 26 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to TPE, then 3h 20 by road. About 23h 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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