The report · Penghu, Magong · Kite · July · 6 pages

WindChaserSpot report

Penghu County, Taiwan

Penghu, Magong

KiteJuly

43% of July days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

July sits outside the best months here. This report carries the record for July as it is, and no direction or session norm, because there is none to quote. Section 02 shows the year-by-year spread; section 06 shows which months to come instead.

01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month windrecord only02The month's own records03Full stays, schools & kit04Per-launch tide notesno data05Debris, strong wind & riding alone06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits
Guide
Compiled by WindChaser
25 Sep 2026Record
2017 to 2026, hourly
Open-Meteo, ECMWF IFS HRES 9 kmNormals
2017 to 2026
Ten Julys
Penghu, Magong · Kite · July · Generated 22 Oct 2026 from the 2017 to 2026 record1 of 6
01

Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind

Rideable-day share by month, all three sports

Share of days with three or more daylight hours over each sport's threshold, counted from the record at 12 kt, Windsurf 13 kt and Wing 12 kt.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecKite968775605446434052879596Windsurf958371544638363447859395Wing968775605446434052879596

Blue fill scales with the share. Selected month outlined. Threshold per row: Kite 12 kt · Windsurf 13 kt · Wing 12 kt.

Where the wind sits, July

Share of daylight hours in each speed band, blue above the threshold.

4–7
8–11
12–15
16–19
20–23
24–27
28–31

Not drawn: 12% of daylight hours under 4 kt and 1% at 32 kt and over.

When in the day, July

Share of days over 12 kt at each daylight hour.

8am
9
10
11
12pm
1pm
2
3
4
5
6pm

Rideable hours, not all hours. Every wind figure in this report is the mean over hours above the threshold.

Penghu, Magong · Kite · July · Generated 22 Oct 2026 from the 2017 to 2026 record2 of 6
02

July's own records

The month's own figures from ten Julys in the record, 2017 to 2026. Not the year's average.

Rideable days13 of 31Ten Julys in the record
DirectionNo single prevailing direction
Wind, rideable hours17 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air28.4°CMaximum
Waves0.8 m11% of days run big
Hours over 12 kt4.3 a dayDaylight, all days averaged
BeforeJune46%14 rideable days in 30
Your monthJuly43%13 rideable days in 31
AfterAugust40%12 rideable days in 31

What the percentage hides. A month at 80% can be twenty-four steady days or three windy weeks broken by a dead front.

Penghu, Magong · Kite · July · Generated 22 Oct 2026 from the 2017 to 2026 record3 of 6
03

Full stays, schools & kit

Stays

Sunrise BnBB&B · Longmen BeachThe kite centre’s B&B, a minute from Longmen Beach.
Liquid Sport B&BB&B · Windsurf · KiteB&B five minutes from the airport, with winter packages including meals, transport and equipment.

Lessons

Penghu Kitesurfing Center$$·School · Kite · Wing · FoilKite, wing foil and hydrofoil lessons. Hydrofoil 6000 NT for two hours.

Kit

Liquid Sport B&BRental · Windsurf · KiteWinter packages that include equipment.

Price band $ to $$$ only where sourced; none shown means none held. Contact details and brands stocked join this table when the operator directory is connected.

04

Per-launch tide notes

Longmen Beach
Low—Mid—High—

Best one hour after high tide, per Penghu Kitesurfing Center.

Qinglou Beach
Low—Mid—High—

Best at high tide, per Penghu Kitesurfing Center.

Linto Beach
Low—Mid—High—

No tide information found for this beach.

Tide data not yet available for this spot. The record holds wind, air and waves, not tide. Until a tide source is connected, the tables above stay empty rather than estimated. What the guide says about tide is on the next page, in words.

Penghu, Magong · Kite · July · Generated 22 Oct 2026 from the 2017 to 2026 record4 of 6
05

Debris, strong wind & riding alone

Every hazard on the spot page, repeated here in full. Read this before you get wet.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Debris and coralThe beaches are full of debris, coral and sharp objects that can puncture or rip a kite. Clear the launch before you rig.
Very strong windA rider’s report puts typical winter winds at 40 to 60 knots, with holes in the wind on lighter days. Rig small and check the wind at the beach.
Do not ride aloneDo not self-launch, self-land or ride alone. Have a support network in place before you go out.
Wind swell and tideStrong wind, the tide and a shallow bottom build wind swell and moderate waves. Check the tide for each beach.
Debris, coral and sharp objects

The beaches are full of debris, coral and sharp objects that can puncture or rip a kite. Clear the launch before you rig, and land where you have checked the beach.

Very strong wind, and never alone

A rider’s report puts typical winter winds at 40 to 60 knots, with holes in the wind on lighter days, and advises against self-launching, self-landing or riding alone. The strong wind, the tide and the shallow bottom build a wind swell. No official emergency page is recorded here yet: ask the centre for the local number before you ride.

06

Getting there, packing & best months

Nearest airportPenghu (MZG)Domestic flights from Taiwan. Liquid Sport B&B is five minutes from the airport.
SeasonOctober to FebruaryThe months the record shows the most rideable days. December and January are the pick.
Getting aroundScooterThe kite centre rents scooters and trailers and picks up from the airport.
What to pack
BeachDebris, coral. Sharp objects and coral on the beaches. Clear the launch before you rig.WaterWaves and flats. Waves at Longmen, flat water at Qinglou and Linto. Wind swell builds fast.TideCheck first. Longmen best an hour after high tide, Qinglou at high tide.LaunchWith help. Do not self-launch or self-land. Ride with others.KitSmall kites. Bring your own and small sizes. The centre and the B&B packages supply some kit.
Kite sizes for July

July has no session mean to size from, so no sizes are given.

JFMAMJJASOND

Best months, Kite. Record.

Penghu, Magong · Kite · July · Generated 22 Oct 2026 from the 2017 to 2026 record5 of 6
07

Sources, and their limits

Where each section of this report comes from. Record is measured. Modelled is computed by a formula because no measurement exists yet; it looks like data and is not. Written is WindChaser's editorial copy, compiled from the sources below.

§WhatSourceLimit
01Kite month sharesRecordCounted at 12 kt for three daylight hours from ecmwf_ifs at 9 km, cell 2.47 km from the spot, February 2017 to September 2026, 9 to 10 years a month, no station correction.
01Windsurf and Wing month sharesRecordCounted at 13 kt (Windsurf) and 12 kt (Wing) from the same series, by the same rule as the Kite share.
01Direction, strength, when it blowsWrittenStrong winter wind from Taiwan’s Tourism Administration; direction not yet read first hand. Strength and time of day read from the record.
02The month’s recordsRecordERA5 over the same window reads close to it in the winter months. No station check has shipped.
03Stays, schools and kitWrittenConfirmed on each business’s own website. One price band, from a published price.
04Tide windowsMissingNo tide source in the pipeline. Two beaches carry the centre’s tide advice only.
05Hazards, debris and the windWrittenFrom a rider’s report and the kite centre’s page, not surveyed. No rules instrument and no official emergency page read.
06Airports, access, packing, kite sizesWrittenAirport from the Civil Aeronautics Administration’s Penghu Airport page. Sizes derived from the session mean.
MapsMissingNo drawn maps for this spot. No surveyed coordinates for the launches.

The record

Hourly wind, 2017 to 2026, from ECMWF IFS HRES via Open-Meteo: a 9 km grid, read at the cell 2.5 km from the spot. It knows the wind over the cell, not the gust on the sand in front of you, and it knows the bearing, not the coastline: "side-onshore" is a rider's reading of the bearing. Each month is counted over nine to ten years.

What we could not source for Penghu, Magong

The wind direction from a first-hand source (the county government page timed out). An emergency number from an official page, and any rules instrument. A head count of riders by month: the crowd tiers are compiled research. A water quality classification, and a first-hand reading of the local vibe. Tide tables and per-launch tide windows. A station check on the wind record. Surveyed launch coordinates. A webcam. Licensed photographs.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Compiled by WindChaser, 25 Sep 2026. Hero photograph on the spot page by 谷森, Google Maps. Report generated 22 Oct 2026 from record version 2026.10; a report and its spot page are rendered from the same data and cannot disagree.

Penghu, Magong · Kite · July · Generated 22 Oct 2026 from the 2017 to 2026 record6 of 6