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Ideal surf conditions at Nanwan

Swell window
SE, SW
Best swell direction
SE
Swell size
2ft - 2ft
Swell breaks over
Uneven Reef, Sand
Wave types
Reef
Wave directions
Right
Wind window
NW
Best tides at
Low, Mid
Skill Level
Intermediate

Nanwan surf guide

Surf: Facing SE, Nanwan is the main beach for Hengchun, where a shapely right reefbreak with nice curves and a sculpted face, peels off on low-mid tide and S-SW swells. If the sand mix is just right, the waves speed up and barrels are a given when it’s bigger, which should help clear the water of burgeoning learner crowds and general watercraft mayhem. Fortunately, there are other waves in the bay including shallow rights and lefts at Houbihu Harbour or long, hollow rights further out at Houbihu Point. Recipe is a solid typhoon swell from the S, W-NW wind and skill to avoid the hungry coral reef. More beachbreak is scattered to the east along the resort beaches of Kenting out to Banana Bay if a S swell is running. Environment: The nuclear plant discharges cooling water into the bay!

Written by Joris de Ruiter

Joris is a dad, husband, surfer, software developer, yogi and swimmer. He combines his passion for surfing and technology to help others catch more and better waves.

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