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Type:	Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:	None
Quality:	Clean
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

Flat surface. This is a huge beautiful bay. Small waves in front of the sand spit.

Type:	Sand
Size:	Big
Hazards:	None
Beach Users:	None

The Secret Beach is located on the border of the famous Black Face Spoon Bill reserve in Chigu, Tainan county. It is an uncrowded, usually empty, beautiful beach about 3 kilometers long.

Best Months:	January, February, March, October, November, December
Wind Type:	Trade Winds
Best Direction:	NNE, NE, ENE, SW, WSW
Main Direction:	NNE, NE, ENE, SW, WSW

At this location, where there are many fish farms and no buildings, trees or hills, we enjoy excellent sustained winds. It can get very strong cross offshore sustained winds, so it is perfect for advanced kiteboarders, but dangerous for beginners. The beach curves, making S and N sideshore on its southern part. Summer rain season, SW, 50% good wind sunny days. Winter dry season NE, 70% days with wind.

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

Get directions from

The Secret Beach is about an hour to an hour and a half north of Kaohsiung. From Tainan take the 17 north out of Tainan. Get off at the 173. Go west and turn left at the first temple and follow the river embankment for about 12 kilometers. The Secret Beach will be on your left, on the other side of the embankment.

Rules:

None

This place has no services. Nobody to tell you anything and nobody to help you if you get into trouble. Be prepared to be self sufficient.

Tainan, located about 30 kilometers south of the Secret Beach, is a great place for anything you desire.