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Are you a windsurfer who wonders if one fine day is suitable for a ride with the waves? Now you can find it out on a website rather than directly go to the beach and waste your time if conditions are unfavorable.

The Hong Kong Observatory now provides daily weather forecasts, wind direction and wind speeds for 10 windsurfing spots every hour daily between 6am and 7pm. The windsurfing locations covered by this forecasting report are the following:

1. Tai Mei Tuk Water Sports Centre
2. Wu Kai Sha
3. Sha Ha
4. Chong Hing Water Sports Centre
5. Little Palm Beach
6. Lung Kwu Tan
7. Cheung Sha
8. Cheung Chau
9. Stanley
10 Tai Tam Bay

Each windsurfing spot is represented by wind clocks whose lines are proportional to the wind speed; red lines indicate speed in excess of 25 km/h. The technology behind this forecasting service was developed before the East Asian Games, where competitions were held at Tai Tam Bay.

So the next time you head to your favorite hot spot as temperatures improve, you’ll almost be assured that by the time you leave home and packed for your windsurfing adventure, the surfing conditions in the water are good enough