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Haikou / Holiday Beach
Holiday Beach is a long (~7km), wide sandy beach along Binhai Road in Hainan's provincial capital Haikou, home to Flyin' Circus Kiteboarding School and the Hainan Kitesurfing Association club. It has been a PKRA competition stop and offers steady NE winter-monsoon winds when the island's southern spots go quiet.
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Wind
| best months |
|
|---|---|
| season notes | Best October-February/March on the NE winter monsoon. |
| avg knots | 15-25 |
| wind name | NE winter monsoon |
| direction to shore | cross-onshore |
| quality | steady in winter monsoon |
| typical kite sizes | 9-12m |
Water
| type | flat/chop |
|---|---|
| temp summer c | 29 |
| temp winter c | 19 |
| wetsuit | thin wetsuit recommended in the cooler winter season |
Levels
| beginner | yes |
|---|---|
| intermediate | yes |
| notes | Spacious sandy beach and an established school base make it beginner/intermediate friendly. |
Launch & crowd
| description | Wide, spacious sandy beach with room for a school/club base at the Hainan Kitesurfing Association's Holiday Beach location. |
|---|---|
| busy months |
|
| vibe | competition-grade venue, hosted PKRA events; mix of tourists and local kite club |
Monthly wind statistics
Station: Haikou, Hainan (WeatherSpark (modeled climatology, MERRA-2 reanalysis), ~8 km) — Windfinder's own 'Haikou' page could not be retrieved (HTTP 429 rate-limited for the whole session); used WeatherSpark's modeled climatology for Haikou city, ~8 km from Holiday Beach, as the closest available dataset. NE-monsoon easterly winds Oct-Apr (9-11 kt) line up well with the batch's Oct-Mar best-months window.
| Month | Wind ≥4 Bft | Avg kn | Dir | Air °C | Water °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | —% | 10.2 | E | 17.8 | 20 |
| Feb | —% | 9.6 | E | 19.4 | 20 |
| Mar | —% | 9.2 | E | 22.2 | 21.1 |
| Apr | —% | 8.3 | E | 25.6 | 23.3 |
| May | —% | 7.6 | S | 27.8 | 26.1 |
| Jun | —% | 7.6 | S | 28.9 | 27.8 |
| Jul | —% | 7.8 | S | 28.9 | 28.3 |
| Aug | —% | 7.3 | S | 28.3 | 28.9 |
| Sep | —% | 8.4 | E | 27.2 | 28.3 |
| Oct | —% | 10.6 | E | 25.6 | 27.2 |
| Nov | —% | 11.3 | E | 22.8 | 25 |
| Dec | —% | 11.1 | E | 19.4 | 22.2 |
Hazards
- shared with swimmers, sailboaters and other water users on a busy public beach
Tips
- Flyin' Circus offers airport pickup/transport in a 9-seat van, ~25km/30min from Haikou Meilan Airport
Travel basics
| airport | HAK - Haikou Meilan International Airport, ~25km/30 min |
|---|---|
| getting there | short taxi/transfer from Haikou Meilan Airport |
| accommodation | hotels in Haikou city, budget to mid |
| cost level | budget |
| no wind | Haikou city sightseeing |
Nearby: Bo'ao, Wenchang
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · extremenomads.life · adventuresportsholidays.com