1. Surfing in Hainan Takes Center Stage at China’s Wanning International Surf Festival
(Sanya Surf Info/Surfing News for Sanya, Hainan Island, China)

... in China as a surf destination. 2500 miles of coastal beaches and bays line Hainan Island’s tropical shores which attract tourists from around the world to it’s laid-back lifestyle and tropical atmosphere, ...

2. Early Winter Typhoons Kick Off Hainan Surf Season
(Sanya Surf Info/Surfing News for Sanya, Hainan Island, China)

... usually drift directly West towards Vietnam; exposing Sanya’s southern beaches to head-high surf.  This year’s summer typhoon offering, however, passed without delivering any solid swells, and one typhoon ...

3. September 24, 2008
(Sanya Surf Info/Hainan Surf Conditions Archive)

Yesterday's winds have subsided, and though a bit closed out, most exposed beaches will see head high surfable waves. ...

4. China’s Surfers Await Typhoon Hagupit
(Sanya Surf Info/Surfing News for Sanya, Hainan Island, China)

... nearly as many surfable days as 2007's epic surf season.  But with summer all but a fading memory, winter's East coast facing beaches are poised to take on the ensuing swell from Hagupit... and local surfers ...

5. Darci "Miss Rainbow" Liu
(Sanya Surf Info/Know Your Sanya Locals)

... become quite a decent surfer in her own right as well, and can be seen conquering shoulder-high waves at Dadonghai, Shimei Bay, and HoHai beaches on her girly pink longboard.    ...

6. About Hainan Surfing
(Sanya Surf Info/Surfing in and Around Sanya, Hainan Island, China)

... mostly winter swells, and the Southern coast (Sanya), which has access to both East-facing beaches as well as a few South-facing beaches that catch swell during the summer months.Sanya is made up of Sanya ...

7. Hainan Surf Map
(Sanya Surf Info/Surfing in and Around Sanya, Hainan Island, China)

Hainan is blessed with endless miles of unexplored headlands, reefs, outer-islands, and beaches perfect for surf: depending on the conditions. Overbearing winds haunt the more Northern side of the Island, ...

8. Surfing in Sanya and Hainan
(Sanya Surf Info/Surfing in Hainan and Sanya)

The surf in Sanya, China is surprisingly good; if you know where to go and how to get there. There are a few spots to surf in Hainan that are relatively easy to access from Sanya, and several surfboard ...