Water is actually warm all year round. Winter makes it chilly and a shorty or full suit will do, depending on your tough guy status.

Recommended wind for kitesurfing is wind coming from N and S .

There is Trade wind at Golden Beach, Taiwan.

Best winds in November to May (winter). Use anything from a 9-18sqm kite, but mostly a 12m. Winter and most of the summer the wind comes from the North. Towards February and March we get the odd southern winds, which are normally good. Do get the odd windy weekend in the summer, but nothing major. Better to travel North during the summer months.

Wind usually blows from N, NNE, NE, ENE, S and WSW on the spot.

The best moments to come to Golden Beach, Taiwan are January, February, March, October, November and December .

Kitesurfing conditions do not depend on Tide on this spot.

Golden Beach, Taiwan is a Chop and Small waves spot.

The launching/landing area is reported to be of Big size.

The beach is about 4km long and has plenty of sand. It runs next to a highway, which is about 300m away. Depending on the season, the beach can be filled with debris like oyster shells, bamboo, fire rockets, trees, wire, etc. Since it's a very long beach, you can just simply pick the spot that's clean/open. Watch for spikes left in the tidal zone, by fishermen.

The water is choppy and fairly clean. The tide has minimal influence and mostly the waves, that do roll into the bay, are small. Typhoons can cause HAVOCK and the waves can get big.