Longmen Beach
Penghu · Guoye / Longmen Village; Magong City is the nearest main town
also known as Longmen Jianshan, 龍門海灘, Longmen, Longmen Houwan Beach, Longmen Beach Park, Dragon Gate, 龍門沙灘, 龍門後灣
Riding essentials
Season
Oct–Mar
Months riders and schools name
How windy
25-45 kt
Character: synoptic · cross-shore
Room to launch
ok
access rules on record, below
Water
mixed
28.6 °C in summer
Hazards
18
Reported by riders
Level
Intermediate to advanced
With a caveat: see Your level
Crowds
low crowds · busy Oct Nov Dec Jan
Schools
3
named at this spot
From the airport
Magong Airport (MZG)
Transfer times under Getting there
When it fills in
Not a sea breeze and no daily onset to wait for: the northeast monsoon here is pressure-driven flow squeezed through the Taiwan Strait, reportedly blowing almost every day through the October-April season rather than filling in and dying on a clock. Plan around tide and daylight, not around a time of day.
Nearbystraight-line distance
Backup spotsWhere riders go when the wind doesn't work here.
- Guoye / Guoye Sunriseno page yet
- Qingluo / Chinglo Beachno page yet
- Lintou Beachno page yet
- Aimen Beachno page yet
- Guan Yin Ting / Penghu Sailing Centerno page yet
- Shanshui Beachno page yet
The spot
Conditions and shape
Season
Launch and difficulty
The wind
locals call it northeast winter monsoon accelerated through the Taiwan Strait
Direction
Dominant direction
NNE, NE, ENE in the main season; WSW also appears in spot-directory wind records
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
The quiver, in words
Small kites are the norm. Local examples run 4.5 m for bigger male riders and 6.4 m for a lighter rider chasing height, both in 40 kt; historically the commonest sizes have been 4, 5 and 7 m, with 8-12 m used only occasionally.Local rental stock spans 5-14 m. A practical travelling quiver for the windy season is roughly 4-9 m, and a foil for the days under 20 kt.
Character
synoptic
Average strength
25-45
Typical strength
25-45 kt in the NE wind season; Penghu's prevailing windy-season flow runs 20-40 kt daily, and Longmen waves are best once wind is over 30 kt.
Forecast
Live forecast
Month by month
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
riding season from the spot record · no wind series here is trusted enough to name a season
No month-by-month share of windy days is held for this spot. The months riders and schools name are Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec.
About these figuresno series
Nothing usable has been measured or modelled for this place. The months come from what riders say, or from nothing at all.
Highlighted months are the riding season from the spot record.
The water
Type
mixed
Standing depth
Not reliably documented for the bay as a whole, and the bottom is not simple: the bay carries dense reef cover with a seabed of varying height, which is exactly why breaking waves boom against this shore.Flat, shallow sections appear at low tide and shallow water under a metre is reported near shore, but rock and reef are uncovered at the same time.Walk the bay at low water once before you ride it.
Tides
Semi-diurnal with about 2.5 m of spring range: predictions for this beach, taken from the Makung station 14 km west, run from roughly 0.3 m at a spring low to roughly 2.8 m at a spring high, two highs and two lows a day. Best wave timing is about one hour after high tide, and high tide is generally the recommended window.Low tide conditionsAt low tide the bay goes flatter and less wavy, and more of the reef and rock is uncovered. Makung can diverge from the actual Longmen shore, so read the water before you rig.
Temperature
28.6 °C summer · 20.65 °C winter
Wetsuit
Summer: boardshorts or a rash vest. Winter windy season: a full wetsuit at minimum, with 3 mm or 5 mm reported as the winter choice. Spring and autumn are shorty conditions.
Conditions
Your level
not for beginners here
The scene
What riders come here for
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
On your own
Room to launch: ok
Somewhere else
2 spots nearby
Rescue
First call
Launch
The launch is Longmen Beach Park, on the easternmost point of the Penghu main island, in the grassy strip between Longmen and Guoye villages - about 1 km south of the kite accommodation at Guoye.Access and directionsAccess is off the village road: past the small temple in Longmen village, turn onto the narrow lane and follow the country road along the coast past fields and goat sheds.FacilitiesThe beach is natural sand and pebble with blindingly white coral-fragment sand, parking and a short walk, and the park's landmark tank-shaped toilets and changing rooms plus a saltwater shower and shade shelters. Cliffs close the southern end of the bay.
Rules & access
1 min read
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
- Time wave sessions for about an hour after high tide. That is the local rule of thumb and it holds.
- The long wave with the best riding is in the southern part of the bay, so you kite across to reach it; the north end stays choppier.
- Walk the bay at low water before your first ride. The reef cover is dense and the seabed height varies across it.
- Bring small kites: 4-7 m covers most of the windy season, 8-12 m only for the light days, and a foil for anything under 20 kt. Below about 30 kt the wind goes holey and you end up pumping.
- In winter bring a 3 mm or 5 mm suit and a neoprene hood. Booties and gloves were reported as not really necessary here.
- Do not self-launch, self-land or ride alone. Ask at the Guoye kite centre and Sunrise BnB, 1 km up the road, about the day's tide, launch and cover, and expect the beach to be otherwise empty.
Getting there
Airport
Penghu/Magong Airport (MZG), about 10 km from Longmen. Domestic flights come in from Taipei Songshan, Taichung, Tainan, Chiayi and Kaohsiung.
Route
Fly to Magong from Taipei Songshan, Taichung, Tainan, Chiayi or Kaohsiung, then take a hotel pickup, taxi, scooter or car toward Huxi and Longmen - about 20 minutes from Magong, roughly 10 km from the airport.The last part is the fiddly bit: in Longmen village keep going until the small temple on the left, turn onto the narrow lane just before it, then follow the country road along the coast to Longmen Beach Park. If you pass a small secluded rocky beach you have taken the wrong turning.
Transfer
About 20 minutes from Magong; about 10 km from MZG. Exact drive time depends on route and transport.
Cost level
medium
Staying
Sunrise BnB/Penghu Kitesurfing Center is the most directly documented kite-focused accommodation near the spot; broader accommodation is available in Guoye, Huxi and Magong.
No-wind days
Penghu beach touring, Lintou/Aimen beach area, Guoye sunrise area, basalt/geology sights, cycling, island-hopping ferries, and hydrofoil/wing-foil lessons on lighter wind days through the local kite center.
Photos
FAQ
When is the best time to kite at Longmen Beach?
The main season is the NE monsoon, October to March, and waves turn on once wind exceeds roughly 30 knots.
Is Longmen Beach suitable for beginners?
Not by default. Sources describe 25-45 knot wind, rocks, cliffs and waves up to 2-5 metres, so it should be treated as intermediate to advanced unless a school moderates conditions.
What is the wind like?
Wind commonly runs 25-45 knots in the NE monsoon season, mostly requiring small kites in the 4-9 m range.
What is the tide timing for waves?
The local school recommends riding about one hour after high tide for the best wave shape; low tide makes the spot flatter and less wavy.
What are the hazards?
Rocks and cliffs toward the south of the bay, very strong gusty wind, and waves reported up to about 5 metres in the strongest blows.
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Last updated: August 2026