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Kitesurfing in Penghu

3 spots · 1 destination · 2 schools

Longmen Beach is Penghu's wave spot, on the island's east side between Longmen and Guoye villages.

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The wave switches on above roughly 30 knots, timed best about an hour after high tide, with sets reaching 2 to 5 metres through the January-March and October-December season. Rocks and cliffs to the south, and 25-45 knot wind, keep it intermediate-and-up territory.

Penghu holds 3 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 1 destination. Riding here is mostly chop. Something is rideable here in every month of the year. 2 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Penghu.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

Longmen BeachPenghu20262026: No Longmen-specific kitesurf permit, zoning, or seasonal restriction was found in public Penghu National Scenic Area/Tourism Administration water-recreation notices searched on 2026-08-26. Penghu NSA public notices list restrictions/prohibitions for named areas including Aimen, Shanshui, Shili, Qingwan, Wangan turtle habitat, Xianjiao, Gupoyu, Woniu, and Guanyinting, but Longmen was not found in those lists.
2026: No Longmen-specific kitesurf permit, zoning, or seasonal restriction was found in public Penghu National Scenic Area/Tourism Administration water-recreation notices searched on 2026-08-26. Penghu NSA public notices list restrictions/prohibitions for named areas including Aimen, Shanshui, Shili, Qingwan, Wangan turtle habitat, Xianjiao, Gupoyu, Woniu, and Guanyinting, but Longmen was not found in those lists.

The whole rule, on the Longmen Beach page

Linto BeachPenghu20262026: The Aimen sea area, listed together with Lintou Beach, remains a restricted water-recreation area under current Tourism Administration notices, where operation/riding of motorized water-recreation equipment is prohibited; kitesurfing and other non-motorized equipment are not covered by that restriction.
2026: The Aimen sea area, listed together with Lintou Beach, remains a restricted water-recreation area under current Tourism Administration notices, where operation/riding of motorized water-recreation equipment is prohibited; kitesurfing and other non-motorized equipment are not covered by that restriction.

The whole rule, on the Linto Beach page

Baikeng BeachPenghu20262026: no Baikeng-specific kitesurf permit, zoning or seasonal restriction is on record.
2026: no Baikeng-specific kitesurf permit, zoning or seasonal restriction is on record.

The whole rule, on the Baikeng Beach page

Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.

The winds here

what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote

No wind is named across this region

Fewer than two of its spots give the wind a local name. Each spot page carries its own directions and knots.

The spots this region is known for

tier 1 of the 3 spots here

Longmen Beach

Destinations in Penghu

Penghuchoppyadvancedbuzzing scene3 spots · 2 schools

All spots in Penghu

Baikeng BeachchopLinto BeachmixedLongmen Beachmixed

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z; the block above it is the tier order.

Last updated September 2026