Is Yanliao Fishing Port good for beginners?

Not really. Yanliao Fishing Port is an 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 Yanliao Fishing Port work best?

Yanliao Fishing Port is usually cleanest on an ENE/E/SE swell and a W/WSW 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 Yanliao Fishing Port?

Yanliao Fishing Port sits on the coast in Hualien, Taiwan. Open Google Maps navigation straight from the spot map on this page to get there.

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Yanliao Fishing Port conditions today

Meets current criteria

Best window12:00–15:00

Wave: Shoulder-high · 2.8 ft
Period: 6 s
Wind: Light wind
Tide: Rising · Low 11:06

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.

Intermediate +Spot profile uses general settings

Shoulder-high, fair waves, Light wind, good for practice.

This hour’s forecast

11:00 · Swell NE

Wave: 2.8 ft0.8 m
Period: 6.4 s
Wind: 1.5 m/s NE
Gust: 5.6 m/s
Tide: -0.2 mFalling
Air: 29°C
Sea: 29°C
UV: 7

Why we say this

This spot needs ENE, E, SE swell, W, WSW offshore wind, Low to mid tide. Today those conditions line up from 12:00 to 15:00. Meets current criteria (quality 94/100).

Swell directionENE, E, SE ✓
Needs ENE, E, SE · today ENE, E, SE ✓
The swell sits in a direction this spot works on (ENE, E, SE), so it clears the gate.
Period6.5s fair
Needs period over 5s · today 6.5s fair
Period is moderate, so it's average but surfable.
WindLight wind 1.0m/s
Needs W, WSW (offshore) · today Light wind 1.0m/s
Wind direction is neutral, and it's light.
Wave heightShoulder-high · Hs 2.8ft (0.9m)
Needs Hs 1–3ft (right for your level) · today Shoulder-high · Hs 2.8ft (0.9m)
Wave height sits in the ideal range for your level (Hs 1–3ft).
TideRising, mid tide
Needs Low to mid · today Rising, mid tide
Rising tide pushes water in and fills out the shape.

Direction

Wind

Onshore wind

Wind blows onto the shore, so the face gets messy.

SwellIdealToday

Swell lines up

This spot works best on ENE, E, SE swell.

Onshore wind today, but the swell lines up.

Lefts and rights

Spot specs

Type: Reef break
Seabed: Sand and cobble
Best tide: Low to Mid
Level: Intermediate +

Location

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Next 7 days

Hourly forecast (Thu)

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

Weather model

Best window to paddle out

Waveft

2.8

Periods

6.4

Windm/s

1.1

Tidem

-0.1

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

花蓮縣壽豐鄉 station · CWA

Hourly raw values

Hourly forecast (Thu) · 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	0.9m3ft	0.9m3ft	0.9m3ft	0.9m3ft	0.9m3ft	0.8m3ft	0.8m3ft	0.9m3ft	0.8m3ft	0.8m3ft	0.8m3ft	0.8m3ft
Period	6.4s	6.4s	6.3s	6.4s	6.4s	6.4s	6.4s	6.4s	6.4s	6.4s	6.6s	6.8s
Swell dir	39°	39°	39°	39°	39°	38°	38°	37°	37°	36°	35°	52°
Wind	0.6	0.6	0.8	1.2	0.7	0.5	1.1	0.8	1.0	0.5	0.4	0.7
Wind dir	309°	315°	287°	301°	335°	24°	10°	356°	336°	311°	291°	300°
Gust	2.3	2.8	2.8	3.3	3.2	3.5	5.6	4.6	4.1	2.2	1.3	2.0
Weather	Clear	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Clear
Tide	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.3	0.0	-0.1	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.1
Air	24°	23°	22°	22°	27°	29°	29°	28°	27°	26°	25°	24°
Sea	29°	29°	29°	29°	29°	29°	29°	29°	29°	29°	29°	29°
UV	0	0	0	0	2	6	8	6	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 it94/100

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

Period85 × 32% = 27.2
Wind95 × 28% = 26.6
Wave height100 × 25% = 25
Tide100 × 15% = 15

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

Significant height (Hs): 2.8 ft（0.9 m）
Typical height: 1.4 ft（0.4 m）
Max set height: 4.5 ft（1.4 m）
Period: 6 s
Tide: Rising

About Yanliao Fishing Port

Yanliao Fishing Port in Hualien faces east to southeast, a reef break over sand and cobblestone with peeling lefts and rights. It works best on east-northeast, east, or southeast swell, west to west-southwest offshore winds, and a low to mid tide. Intermediate level.

Frequently asked questions

Is Yanliao Fishing Port good for beginners?: Not really. Yanliao Fishing Port is an 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 Yanliao Fishing Port work best?: Yanliao Fishing Port is usually cleanest on an ENE/E/SE swell and a W/WSW 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 Yanliao Fishing Port?: Yanliao Fishing Port sits on the coast in Hualien, Taiwan. Open Google Maps navigation straight from the spot map on this page to get there.

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