Kite forecast · Taiwan · Penghu
Kite forecast Penghu today
Wind, gusts and direction at Penghu (Penghu, Taiwan) in knots, today hour by hour and for the next 3 days, with a plain verdict — kiteable, too light, gusty or too strong — and the best hours to ride.
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Right now
7 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 13:00–16:00: 18–23 kn from NNE.
Today, hour by hour
Kiteable 7 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 13:00–16:00: 18–23 kn from NNE.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | 13 kn | 17 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
| 11:00 | 15 kn | 18 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
| 12:00 | 16 kn | 19 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
| 13:00 | 17 kn | 21 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
| 14:00 | 17 kn | 22 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
| 15:00 | 18 kn | 23 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
| 16:00 | 20 kn | 25 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
Penghu kite forecast, next 3 days
- Kiteable
- Gusty
- Too light
- Too strong
Monday 26 October
Kiteable 11 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 12:00–15:00: 21–28 kn from NNE.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 21 kn | 26 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
| 09:00 | 21 kn | 27 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
| 12:00 | 21 kn | 26 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
| 15:00 | 23 kn | 29 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
Tuesday 27 October
Kiteable 11 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 09:00–12:00: 27–35 kn from NNE.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 26 kn | 34 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
| 09:00 | 27 kn | 35 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
| 12:00 | 28 kn | 36 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
| 15:00 | 29 kn | 37 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
Wednesday 28 October
Kiteable 10 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 12:00–15:00: 28–36 kn from NE.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 31 kn | 40 kn | ↑NE | Gusty |
| 09:00 | 30 kn | 40 kn | ↑NE | Kiteable |
| 12:00 | 28 kn | 36 kn | ↑NE | Kiteable |
| 15:00 | 29 kn | 37 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
Daylight hours, local time; today every hour, the next days every 3 hours. Wind = mean speed at 10 m in knots; arrows point where the wind is going.
Forecast for Sun 10:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 02:26 UTC
Typical wind at Penghu
↑On windy days (12 kn or more in the model) the wind at Penghu most often blows from NNE (66% of them). Windiest months: January, November, December.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windy days | 100% | 96% | 81% | 60% | 55% | 63% | 90% | 52% | 37% | 65% | 100% | 100% |
From the ERA5 reanalysis, daily maximum wind and dominant direction for 2025: a coarse model that usually reads lower than the wind on the beach.
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Questions
- Is it kiteable at Penghu today?
- Kiteable: wind 13 kn gusting 17 kn from NNE (Sun 10:00). Today: 7 kiteable daylight hours.
- When is the best time to kite at Penghu today?
- 13:00–16:00 (18–23 kn from NNE)
- Which way does the wind usually blow at Penghu?
- On windy days mostly from NNE. Windiest months: January, November, December.
- What counts as kiteable?
- A mean wind of 12 to 35 knots in daylight, with gusts no more than 12 knots above the mean and under 40 knots. Under 12 kn most riders cannot stay upwind; over 35 kn or with big gusts it is dangerous.
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo forecast for the spot (wind and gusts at 10 m). A model, not a wind meter: thermals, venturi effects between islands and offshore wind can change what you actually get. Never kite in offshore wind without a rescue boat.
Nearby kite spots
Pingtan Longfengtou 212 km · Xixiu Beach Haikou 1049 km · Bulabog Beach 1317 km · Ninh Chu Phan Rang 1745 km · Mui Ne 1854 km · Vung Tau 1985 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo forecast of wind speed, gusts and direction at 10 m for Penghu, in knots. Kiteable: mean wind 12–35 kn in daylight with gusts at most 12 kn above it and under 40 kn; gusty: right strength but bigger gusts; too light under 12 kn; too strong over 35 kn. Kite size from the mean wind for a rider of about 75 kg. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the steadiest wind closest to 16–25 kn. Typical wind from one year of the ERA5 reanalysis. Rebuilt every 6 hours. Live map.