Dongfang
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
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No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jul, Aug, Sep.
also flat wateralso waves and flat
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Wave kitesurfing spots in China
3 places in China have at least one spot with waves: Dongfang, Houhai (Haitang Bay), Hainan and Wenchang. Between them, 3 wave spots.
Places for waves3in China
Spots that qualify3of 3 at those places
Kite schoolsnone on the atlas hereat the same places
Ordered by how many spots each place holds.
DongfangHouhai (Haitang Bay), HainanWenchangEverything China doesWaves nearbyAlso in China
Waves in China
3 places, largest first
Houhai (Haitang Bay), Hainan
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
15–25 kt typicalbeginnerintermediateadvanced
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec.
Photo by Charlie fong (CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
Wenchang
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
beginnerintermediateadvanced
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Jun.
also flat wateralso waves and flat
川号子 / CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Everything China does
the figure in a cell is how many of that place's spots qualify; waves is the column you are on
| Place | Flat water | Waves | Beginners | Foiling | Waves and flat | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hainan - Bo'ao | none | none | 1 | 1 | none | 2 |
| Hainan - Haikou | none | none | 1 | none | none | 1 |
| Hainan - Sanya | none | none | 1 | none | none | 1 |
| Dongfang | 1 | 1 | none | none | 1 | none |
| Houhai (Haitang Bay), Hainan | none | 1 | none | none | none | none |
| Wenchang | 1 | 1 | none | none | 1 | none |
| Xiamen Beach (Huandao Road strip) | 1 | none | none | none | none | none |
A cell reading none in one of the five facet columns is a rule no spot at that place matches; in the Schools column it is a place with no school on file. A figure links to that facet's page for China where there is one - 3 of the five clear the three-place gate here - except in the column you are already on, and the Schools figures, which are counts rather than facets.
Waves nearby
South KoreaThailandJapanPhilippinesIndonesia
The closest countries with a page for the same kind of riding, centre to centre: South Korea 2,080 km, Thailand 2,205 km, Japan 2,981 km, Philippines 3,017 km, Indonesia 4,333 km.
A place is here when at least one of its spots describes waves, surf, swell or a beach break in its water, or is tagged for wave riding, surf or strapless. Spots whose only wave mention is "small waves" do not count. A country needs three such places before it gets a page of its own.