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Baikeng Beach

Penghu · Baikeng Village / Huxi; Magong is the main service town

also known as 白坑沙灘, 白坑海域

Part of Penghu →

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choppynot for beginnersonshorelow crowds

On this page

The spot
Wind
Forecast
Month by month
Water
Level
The scene
Launch
Schools
Tips
Getting there
Photos
FAQ

Riding essentials

Season

Oct–Apr

Months riders and schools name

How windy

20-40 kt

Character: synoptic · onshore

Room to launch

access rules on record, below

Water

chop

28 °C in summerA quiet coral-fragment beach on the northeast coast of Huxi

Hazards

Reported by riders

Level

Intermediate to advanced

With a caveat: see Your level

BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced

Crowds

low crowds · busy Oct Nov Dec Jan

Schools

named at this spot

From the airport

30 min

Magong Airport (MZG)

When it fills in

The north-east monsoon is a gradient wind, not a sea breeze: in season it runs day and night rather than filling in at an hour, which is why the season reads as almost daily wind rather than an afternoon window. Plan the session around tide and daylight. No local onset pattern has been recorded.

Nearbystraight-line distance

Backup spotsWhere riders go when the wind doesn't work here.

Qingluo Beachno page yet
Lintou Beachno page yet
Aimen Beachno page yet
Guanyinting / Penghu Sailing Centerno page yet
Pong-Pong Beachno page yet

The spot

Baikeng is on the northeast side of Penghu's main island, in Huxi Township, and it is a winter spot rather than a summer one.

Wind and conditions

From October to April the northeast monsoon accelerates through the Taiwan Strait and blows almost daily at 20-40 kt; the opening day of the 2020 regatta ran at 35-40 kt. The launch is a medium-size coral-fragment beach with parking beside the seawall in Baikeng Village, quiet outside events, and the water is chop and small waves, not a flat lagoon. Tide is not what decides the session here, though the bottom is shallow in places, and coral, sharp debris and shifting tides are normal on Penghu beaches.

Skills and timing

The any-level listing is misleading: bring intermediate skills, 4-7 m kites and someone who knows the water, and do not ride alone. Baikeng has hosted the Penghu Kitesurfing Invitational Regatta and is used as a kiteboard and windsurf training base, so event weekends bring 50-60+ competitors and a course in the water. January to March is the most dependable stretch, and a 3 mm suit covers the January-February cold surges.

The wind

locals call it NE winter monsoon / seasonal northeasterly

Direction

onshore

Dominant direction

NNE to NE to ENE in the main season; WSW is also listed among usual directions

Kite sizes

456789101112131415

metres · typical quiver highlighted

The quiver, in words

4-7 m covers most winter days, with the occasional 8-12 m; those sizes come from 2013 and are unconfirmed since. One lighter local rider used about 6.4 m in 40 kt while larger male riders were on 4.5 m.

Character

synoptic

When it fills in: see above ↑

Average strength

20-40 kt through the monsoon. Earlier Baikeng regatta averages came out at 20-25 kt, and the 2020 opening day at 35-40 kt.

Typical strength

20-40 kt during the October-April monsoon, and 35-40 kt on the opening day of the 2020 Baikeng regatta. Island-wide, roughly a third of the year sits under strong wind, and through October to March the Penghu mean is about 8 m/s, near 16 kt, with peaks over 20 m/s, near 39 kt. That mean covers all hours and every island station, so it sits well below what a kiteable afternoon looks like. A 2013 claim of 40-60 kt from November-April is unconfirmed.

Strong, frequent monsoon wind squeezed through the Taiwan Strait, and Penghu delivers it more often than almost anywhere else in Taiwan. The strong days can be smooth; a light forecast is the one that turns holey and unpredictable.

The season is autumn through early spring. October-April brings almost daily 20-40 kt, with January-March and October-December the best of it for Baikeng and April at the margin. Summer sits outside the northeast monsoon, and nearby Lintou is a light-southerly foil venue rather than a substitute for Baikeng's winter setup.

Forecast

Live forecast

Windguru Windfinder Windy

Month by month

Jan, riders' month100
Feb, riders' month96
Mar, riders' month90
Apr, riders' month82
May88
Jun82
Jul72
Aug63
Sep69
Oct, riders' month96
Nov, riders' month96
Dec, riders' month97

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec.

26 ktJan23°
26 ktFeb23°
21 ktMar23°
18 ktApr26°
18 ktMay27°
14 ktJun30°
15 ktJul31°
13 ktAug30°
16 ktSep31°
29 ktOct28°
26 ktNov26°
29 ktDec24°

avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted

Modelled from weather reanalysis on a 10–25 km grid (2022-2024), not a ground station: reliable for trade and synoptic winds, understates thermal sea breezes and valley winds.

Every figure, month by monthForce 4+ · Knots · Wind from · Air · Water

Month	Force 4+	Knots	Wind from	Air	Water
Jan	100%	26.4 kt	NNE	18.2 °C	23.1 °C
Feb	96%	26 kt	NNE	17.8 °C	23.2 °C
Mar	90%	20.6 kt	NNE	20.4 °C	23.4 °C
Apr	82%	17.8 kt	NNE	23.4 °C	25.9 °C
May	88%	18 kt	NNE	24.9 °C	27.4 °C
Jun	82%	14 kt	SSW	27.5 °C	29.5 °C
Jul	72%	14.6 kt	SSW	28.8 °C	30.9 °C
Aug	63%	12.6 kt	SSW	28.4 °C	30.3 °C
Sep	69%	16.2 kt	NNE	27.9 °C	30.5 °C
Oct	96%	28.6 kt	NNE	25.9 °C	27.7 °C
Nov	96%	26 kt	NNE	23.4 °C	25.9 °C
Dec	97%	29.2 kt	NNE	19.6 °C	23.6 °C

How this is modelledmodelled · 2022-2024

A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.

The typical daily max and the direction are columns of the table above, month by month. Highlighted months are the riding season from the spot record.

ERA5 reanalysis grid point (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical weather API — ECMWF ERA5/ERA5-Land reanalysis, not a ground station · 2022-2024

The water

Type

chop

Tides

Two highs and two lows a day. Around Penghu the open-sea range is about a metre, while the enclosed inner waters run to roughly three metres depending on place and date, and Baikeng faces the open north-east coast so it should sit at the smaller end.Kiting here is reported as not tide dependent, but the ground is shallow in places and the warning about shifting tides over shallow ground dates from 2013 and has not been rechecked.Nearby beaches on the same coast are ridden around high water for depth, which is a useful default until someone local tells you otherwise.

Temperature

28 °C summer · 20 °C winter

Modelled monthly average: 23–31 °C

Wetsuit

Air and water mostly stay above 20 °C even through the northeast monsoon, apart from the occasional cold surge in January or February.A 3 mm or 5 mm suit works in winter (a 2013 recommendation, unconfirmed since); summer is rash vest and boardshorts on a 28 °C sea average.

Conditions

A quiet coral-fragment beach on the northeast coast of Huxi. The riding surface is chop and small waves, not a pure flat-water lagoon. The beach looks east and northeast toward the East Sea islands, with Kuibishan and Beiliao to the east along the coast.

Wind and regatta records point to exposed winter-monsoon conditions rather than sheltered summer beach days.

Your level

BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced

not for beginners here

Baikeng is listed any-level, and the local and regatta evidence points instead to a high-wind, open-water venue.

The 2013 read was intermediate or advanced skills, a support network and no solo riding, because of the extreme wind, the debris, the coral and the shallow ground, and nothing since contradicts it.

A true beginner belongs here only with current local school supervision on a mild day.

The scene

What riders come here for

flat waterstrong windfreeriderace trainingbig airwindsurfingkite foil in organized/training contexts

Who it suitsbeginner

Empty and little visited outside events, while regatta days bring 50-60+ competitors and full race infrastructure.

Launch and rules

three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you

With a school or a boat

3 schools name this spot

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: ok

Read the access rules

Somewhere else

2 spots nearby

All 2 spots within 40 km are under Nearby

Rescue

Nothing organised. No lifeguard, patrol or rescue boat is documented at Baikeng outside regattas and school sessions, and the beach is little visited, so a bad day can mean nobody on the sand. The coastguard emergency line in Taiwan is 118.

The practical local contact is the Penghu kitesurf centre in Huxi, which runs airport pickups and gear transport and answers on 0956-065-509; it is a school, not a rescue service. Ride with someone.

Launch

A medium-size beach of sand and coral fragments with parking, next to the seawall in Baikeng Village.

Hazards riders report 8 reported

Wind

Very strong NE monsoon wind, commonly 20-40 kt and sometimes reported stronger

Bottom

Coral fragments, debris, sharp objects on Penghu beaches.

Waves and currents

exposed rocks and shallow water at low tide
Chop/small waves rather than flat beginner water
Shifting tides and shallow ground, reported generally for Penghu rather than measured at Baikeng.

Other

Cold surges in January-February can make winter sessions colder despite generally warm water
Do not count on casual beach rescue; nothing confirms rescue cover at Baikeng.
Little-visited beach: outside events and school sessions there may be nobody on the sand to notice a problem

Rules & access

1 min read

2026: no Baikeng-specific kitesurf permit, zoning or seasonal restriction is on record. The current restricted and prohibited water-recreation notices name Qingwan Inner Bay, Aimen, Shanshui, plus the Wangan sea-turtle nesting habitat, and do not name Baikeng. Treat that as unconfirmed for independent riding and ask the Penghu Sailing Association or the Penghu National Scenic Area office before launching.

Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.

Schools that ride here

Rider tips

Bring small kites first: 4-7 m is the reported common range for Penghu's winter wind, with 8-12 m for the light days.
Ask a local rider or the school where to launch and where the shallow and coral zones sit before you rig.
Plan for more wind than the Taiwan mainland spots: a forecast around 30 kt is still a serious day on Penghu.
Wear booties, or at least inspect the sand first; coral fragments and sharp debris turn up on Penghu beaches.
Pack at least a 3 mm suit and wind protection for the January-February cold surges.
Skip the solo session unless you know the depth, have a downwind plan and a local contact watching conditions.
Save 118, the coastguard line, before you go out.
Check the tide table anyway: the open coast moves about a metre, the enclosed bays on this island move three.

Getting there

Airport

Penghu Airport / Magong Airport (MZG)

Route

Fly domestically to Magong from Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, Chiayi or Kaohsiung, then drive or scooter out to Huxi. From Magong take County Highway 202 towards Huxi; the beach is about 30 minutes out, on the north-east coastline of Baikeng village. Access is free and open around the clock, with parking by the seawall.

Transfer

30 min

Cost level

budget

Staying

The Penghu Kitesurfing Center and Sunrise BnB run kiter accommodation with airport pickup within about 10 minutes of calling, plus scooters, trailers, gear storage. Otherwise beds cluster around Magong and the Huxi villages.

No-wind days

The Kuibishan and Beiliao tidal flats and basalt, Baikeng village and its coast, old Magong, island hopping, seafood, the Penghu National Scenic Area routes. Time Kuibishan with the tide: the flood currents converge fast there.

Photos

FAQ

When is the best time to kite at Baikeng Beach?

The main season is the NE winter monsoon, roughly October to April, with January-March and October-December cited as the strongest months.

Is Baikeng suitable for beginners?

Not recommended independently. A local rider report advises intermediate or advanced skills, a support network, and avoiding riding alone because of strong wind, debris and coral.

What is the wind like?

Wind is typically 20-40 knots during the monsoon, with the 2020 opening day of the local regatta reported at 35-40 knots.

What are the hazards?

Coral fragments and debris on the beach, changing tides and shallow bottoms, and very strong wind that can be difficult without local support.

Are there kite schools nearby?

Yes, Penghu Kitesurfing Center and Penghu Kitesurfing operate in the area.

The bigger pictureEverything about Penghu

Last updated: August 2026