SE Surf

金沙灘

Pingtung · Taiwan

IntermediateBeach break21.958, 120.840

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金沙灘 is a SE-facing sand beach on the Taiwan shoreline, opening onto the West Philippine Sea — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through year-round.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~28.8°C (83.8°F) on average

Jan

24.9°C

76.8°F · 23.4–26.8°C

Feb

24.9°C

76.8°F · 23.2–26.7°C

Mar

25.4°C

77.7°F · 23.2–27.7°C

Apr

26.4°C

79.5°F · 23.7–28.2°C

May

28.1°C

82.6°F · 27–29.4°C

Jun

28.9°C

84°F · 27.4–30.1°C

Jul

29.4°C

84.9°F · 27.7–31°C

Aug

29°C

84.2°F · 27–31.2°C

Sep

28.8°C

83.8°F · 27.8–30.1°C

Oct

28.1°C

82.6°F · 26.4–29.4°C

Nov

26.7°C

80.1°F · 25.3–27.9°C

Dec

25.4°C

77.7°F · 23.7–27.2°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

E–S

Best wind

W–N

Break type

Beach break

Best season

Year-round

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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