Is Eight Immortals Cave good for beginners?

Not really. Eight Immortals Cave is an upper-intermediate spot, so it's better once you have some experience. Newer surfers should start somewhere easier first, then check this page's daily conditions score before deciding.

When does Eight Immortals Cave work best?

Eight Immortals Cave is usually cleanest on an E/NE swell and a W/SW wind. How good it actually gets still comes down to the day's wave height and period, so go by the hourly forecast on this page.

How do I get to Eight Immortals Cave?

Eight Immortals Cave sits on the coast in Taitung, Taiwan. Open Google Maps navigation straight from the spot map on this page to get there.

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Eight Immortals Cave conditions today

Meets current criteria

Best window05:00–08:00

Wave: Overhead · 3.3 ft
Period: 8 s
Wind: Offshore wind
Tide: Falling · High 03:26

How to read the two heights: Hs is the model's significant wave height; metres and feet are two units for that same Hs height (1 ft = 0.3048 m). Breaking-wave face height is an engineering estimate that applies a period-aware nearshore shoaling factor to Hs, so it is usually larger. It is not a unit conversion or an on-site measurement.

Upper-intermediate +Spot profile uses general settings

Overhead, clean waves, Offshore wind, good for practice.

This hour’s forecast

03:00 · Swell ENE

Wave: 3.4 ft1.0 m
Period: 8.4 s
Wind: 1.5 m/s WNW
Gust: 4.8 m/s
Tide: 0.6 mRising
Air: 21°C
Sea: 29°C
UV: 0

Why we say this

This spot needs E, NE swell, W, SW offshore wind, Mid to high tide. Today those conditions line up from 5:00 to 8:00. Meets current criteria (quality 82/100).

Swell directionE, NE ✓
Needs E, NE · today E, NE ✓
The swell sits in a direction this spot works on (E, NE), so it clears the gate.
Period8.3s clean
Needs period over 5s · today 8.3s clean
Long period, so the waves are clean, powerful, and easy to catch.
WindOffshore wind 0.8m/s
Needs W, SW (offshore) · today Offshore wind 0.8m/s
Offshore wind holds the face up and keeps it clean, and it's light.
Wave heightOverhead · Hs 3.3ft (1m)
Needs Hs 1–3ft (right for your level) · today Overhead · Hs 3.3ft (1m)
Waves are on the big side, near your level's ceiling, so keep an eye out.
TideFalling, high tide
Needs Mid to high · today Falling, high tide
High tide, conditions are okay.

Direction

Wind

Offshore wind

Wind blows from land to sea, so the face stays clean.

SwellIdealToday

Swell lines up

This spot works best on E, NE swell.

Offshore wind and the swell lines up today, good direction.

LeftsFaces E

Spot specs

Type: River mouth / Point break
Seabed: Sand and rock
Best tide: Mid to High
Level: Upper-intermediate +

Location

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Next 7 days

Hourly forecast (Wed)

Shared time axis · shaded band is the best window to paddle out

Weather model

Best window to paddle out

Waveft

3.3

Periods

8.2

Windm/s

0.7

Tidem

0.4

Time

0003060912151821

Swell dir

Wind dir

All four charts share one time axis · wave (ft) · period (s) · wind (m/s) · tide (m) · arrows show where it comes from · the band marks the best window to paddle out · tide uses CWA (unaffected by model) · slide or touch to read each hour.

Tide

臺東縣長濱鄉 station · CWA

Hourly raw values

Hourly forecast (Wed) · Daylight 5:00–18:00 is the surfable window

Hourly swell, wind, weather, tide, air/sea temperature, and UV for the selected day
Time	00	02	04	06	08	10	12	14	16	18	20	22
Wave	1.1m4ft	1.1m4ft	1.0m3ft	1.0m3ft	1.0m3ft	1.0m3ft	0.9m3ft	0.9m3ft	0.9m3ft	0.9m3ft	0.8m3ft	0.8m3ft
Period	8.4s	8.5s	8.4s	8.2s	8.3s	8.1s	8.0s	8.0s	7.8s	7.6s	7.6s	7.5s
Swell dir	74°	80°	75°	76°	82°	77°	78°	84°	78°	77°	80°	82°
Wind	1.0	1.4	1.1	0.7	0.9	1.4	2.8	3.2	3.2	1.8	0.6	0.4
Wind dir	291°	284°	291°	297°	317°	39°	67°	64°	45°	9°	321°	304°
Gust	4.8	4.7	4.7	3.7	4.2	5.0	7.6	9.1	9.9	7.9	3.9	2.7
Weather	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Cloudy	Cloudy	Rain	Rain	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy
Tide	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.2	-0.1	-0.4	-0.1	0.2	0.5	0.4	0.1	-0.2
Air	22°	22°	21°	22°	26°	29°	30°	28°	27°	25°	25°	24°
Sea	29°	29°	29°	29°	29°	29°	29°	29°	29°	29°	29°	29°
UV	0	0	0	0	2	6	8	7	3	0	0	0

Wave (m / ft) · period (s) · wind & gust (m/s) · arrows show where it comes from (green = suits, dim = unfavorable) · tide relative level (m) · air / sea temp (°C) · UV. Color is only a hint; the numbers and arrows are always there. Swipe to see all hours on mobile.

How we score it82/100

Quality = 0.32×period + 0.28×wind + 0.25×wave height + 0.15×tide

Period100 × 32% = 32
Wind100 × 28% = 28
Wave height58 × 25% = 14.5
Tide53 × 15% = 8

The model's daily summary, handy for cross-checking with Windy or other forecast apps.

Significant height (Hs): 3.3 ft（1 m）
Typical height: 1.7 ft（0.5 m）
Max set height: 5.9 ft（1.8 m）
Period: 8 s
Tide: Falling

About Eight Immortals Cave

Eight Immortals Cave is an east-facing rivermouth point break in Taitung over a bottom of sand and rocks, with lefts. It comes in best on E and NE swells with W or SW offshore winds, from mid to high tide. Rated upper-intermediate, it is not a beginner spot.

Frequently asked questions

Is Eight Immortals Cave good for beginners?: Not really. Eight Immortals Cave is an upper-intermediate spot, so it's better once you have some experience. Newer surfers should start somewhere easier first, then check this page's daily conditions score before deciding.
When does Eight Immortals Cave work best?: Eight Immortals Cave is usually cleanest on an E/NE swell and a W/SW wind. How good it actually gets still comes down to the day's wave height and period, so go by the hourly forecast on this page.
How do I get to Eight Immortals Cave?: Eight Immortals Cave sits on the coast in Taitung, Taiwan. Open Google Maps navigation straight from the spot map on this page to get there.

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