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Houhai 53.9

#4181 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China · Hainan · near Sanya

Very consistent, wind is the enemy here, peaks in April.

Warm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score53.9 /100
Surfable days77% of the year
Clean days1% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell2% period 11 s+
Typical size0.8 m 2.7 ft median
Water27°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Houhai

The best time to surf Houhai is April, July, September. It rarely works. In April the water sits around 27°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.8 m. The nearest airport is SYX (33 km) and the nearest town is Sanya (23 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%0%1.2 m23°Cvest
Feb91%0%1.0 m24°Cvest
Mar87%0%0.8 m25°Cvest
Apr82%1%0.8 m27°Cboardies
May65%0%0.7 m29°Cboardies
Jun65%0%0.7 m30°Cboardies
Jul54%1%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Aug47%0%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Sep47%1%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Oct91%1%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Nov97%1%1.3 m26°Cboardies
Dec100%0%1.5 m25°Cvest

Why 53.9

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
23.3
Clean days 24%
0.1
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
8.2
Wave size 8%
1.4
Water comfort 10%
9.9
Access 10%
9.5

The detail

Faces 41° with 25% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 50% of days. Mean peak period 7.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 69%. Months that work: 10 of 12. Coordinates 18.268, 109.722 (OpenStreetMap).

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