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Surf China Journal

Guides for surfing & golfing tropical China.

Trip itineraries, wave pool knowledge, golf course guides and visa-free travel tips for Hainan — from the team on the ground at Riyue Bay.

Twilight aerial view of the PerfectSwell wave pool at Riyue Bay, Wanning, Hainan — a winter-sun surf trip from the UK and Europe
Trip Planning

Surf Trip to Hainan from the UK & Europe: Winter Sun, a Tropical Wave Pool & No Visa

Swap a hooded 5/4 for boardshorts in January. One long-haul leg and one short hop via Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur or Seoul, 30 days visa-free for UK passports, an included transfer, the world’s only tropical-island wave pool, Riyue Bay’s ocean surf in its October–March prime season and links golf — the winter surf trip from Europe nobody in your crew has done.

September 13, 2026 7 min read
Surfer riding a wave in the PerfectSwell surf pool at Riyue Bay, Wanning, Hainan — surfing in China on a tropical island
Surf Guide

Surfing in China: The Complete Guide for International Surfers

Yes, there is surf in China — warm, uncrowded and on a tropical island. Where it is (Riyue Bay, Wanning, Hainan), how the PerfectSwell® wave pool and its ~20 settings work, the two ocean swell seasons, when to go, 30-day visa-free entry, flights into Haikou and Sanya, boards and gear, where to stay and what to do beyond the surf.

September 12, 2026 7 min read
Sunrise over the Blackstone course at Mission Hills Haikou, Hainan — black lava rock and tropical fairways on a Hainan golf trip
Golf

Hainan Golf Trip Planner: The Dunes, Blackstone & Lava Fields in One Week

China’s best links course, a former world top-100 layout cut through black lava and its 7,475-yard neighbour, all on one tropical island with 30-day visa-free entry. The seven-night golf week day by day, where to stay at each end of the island, which airport to book, and what we arrange — tee times, transport, clubs and English-speaking caddies.

September 11, 2026 7 min read
The PerfectSwell surf pool at Riyue Bay, Wanning, Hainan at dusk, with the surf resort lit up behind it — the base for a surf and golf couples trip
Trip Planning

Surf & Golf Couples Trip to Hainan: One Surfs, One Golfs, Same Resort

A surf pool a minute from your room and China’s best links course thirty minutes up the coast, so one of you surfs, one of you golfs, and you are back at the same table by lunch. Which room to book, a five-night day plan, what happens when the golfer wants to try the pool, and how to get there visa-free.

September 10, 2026 7 min read
A team lined up at the edge of the PerfectSwell wave pool at Riyue Bay, Wanning, Hainan, during a private group surf session — a corporate surf offsite venue
Private Sessions

Corporate Surf Offsite in Hainan: Team Building at a Private Wave Pool

The whole PerfectSwell® pool to your team — up to 20 surfers an hour, a beginner setting for the first-timers and a punchier one for the surfers, a resort inside the grounds, links golf thirty minutes away. A three-night offsite plan, what it costs and how to get a team there from Hong Kong, Singapore or Australia.

September 9, 2026 7 min read
Twilight aerial view of the PerfectSwell wave pool at Riyue Bay, Wanning, Hainan — a short flight from Hong Kong and Singapore for a long-weekend surf trip
Trip Planning

Surf Trip to Hainan from Hong Kong or Singapore: A Wave Pool Long Weekend

About an hour from Hong Kong, a few hours from Singapore, no time difference and no visa for most passports. How surfers in Asia’s two hub cities turn a Friday-to-Monday into a trip to the world’s only tropical island wave pool — with ocean surf and links golf on the same weekend.

September 8, 2026 6 min read
Night-time aerial panorama of the floodlit PerfectSwell wave pool at Riyue Bay, Wanning, Hainan — evening sessions on the autumn 2026 surf calendar
Wave Pool

Riyue Bay Wave Pool Reopens 15 September 2026: Your Autumn Surf Calendar Guide

The PerfectSwell® pool comes back online after its upgrade with a published schedule through 31 October. Which wave setting runs when, how Golden Week and weekend hours differ, evening sessions, and how to book the right hour for your level.

September 7, 2026 6 min read
Rainforest waterfall in the mountains inland from Wanning, Hainan — a rest-day trip from the Riyue Bay surf pool
Explore Hainan

Things to Do in Wanning, Hainan Beyond the Surf Pool

Rainforest waterfalls, Li villages and brocade weaving, Xinglong coffee, the morning market, China’s best links course and empty east-coast bays — the rest-day guide, most of it 30–90 minutes from the PerfectSwell® pool.

September 6, 2026 7 min read
Sunset aerial view of Riyue Bay Surf Resort and the PerfectSwell wave pool at Wanning, Hainan, China
Trip Planning

Riyue Bay Wave Pool: The Complete Trip Planner

Visa-free entry, which airport, the hotel inside the surf park, how the 23 settings and 55-minute sessions work, every published price and how to book — a first trip to the PerfectSwell® pool, step by step.

September 6, 2026 8 min read
Golden-hour aerial view of the PerfectSwell wave pool at Riyue Bay, Wanning, Hainan
Plan Your Trip

Surf Trip to Hainan from Australia: Direct Flights, No Visa, and a Tropical Wave Pool

One direct flight from Sydney or Melbourne, 30 days visa-free, a driver at arrivals — and the world’s only tropical island wave pool a minute from your room. The Australian surfer’s guide.

September 3, 2026 8 min read
Aerial view of UECHAO Hotel Riyuebay, the surf resort beside the PerfectSwell wave pool and beach at Riyue Bay, Wanning, Hainan
Where to Stay

Where to Stay at Riyue Bay: The Surf Hotel Inside the Wave Pool Grounds

No taxis, no shuttle, no gate between your room and the lineup. Six room types, breakfast included until 1:30 PM, free gym and laundry — and the PerfectSwell® pool and beach about a minute from your door.

September 2, 2026 6 min read
Beginner surf lesson in progress at the PerfectSwell wave pool, Riyue Bay, Wanning, Hainan
Learn to Surf

Learn to Surf in a Wave Pool: A Beginner’s Guide to Riyue Bay

Your first wave shouldn’t be a matter of luck. How complete beginners stand up fast on the pool’s gentlest settings — warm tropical water, soft-top boards, and the same friendly wave on repeat.

September 1, 2026 6 min read
Close aerial view of surfers riding machine-made waves in the PerfectSwell wave pool at Riyue Bay, Wanning, Hainan
Trip Planning

Wave Pool vs Ocean Surfing in Hainan: Why Riyue Bay Gives You Both

Repeatable waves on ~20 settings or real South China Sea swell? The honest comparison — repetition, crowds, progression, certainty — and why Riyue Bay is the one destination where you don't have to choose.

August 30, 2026 6 min read
Surfers watching the PerfectSwell wave pool from the poolside café at Riyue Bay, Wanning, Hainan
Surf Camps

Surf Camps at a Private Wave Pool: Train Faster in Hainan

The same wave, on repeat, with a coach watching every ride. Progression camps, crews and club training blocks at the world's only tropical-island wave pool — guaranteed waves, ~20 settings, no crowds.

August 29, 2026 6 min read
Kids learning to surf with coaches on gentle beginner waves in the PerfectSwell wave pool at Riyue Bay, Wanning, Hainan
Family Travel

Family Surf Trips in a Wave Pool: A Hainan Holiday for Every Age

Kids on gentle rollers, parents on real waves — the same pool, the same hour. With ~20 wave settings, warm water year-round and no crowds, this is the family surf trip that actually works.

August 28, 2026 6 min read
Coffee plants growing on a plantation near Xinglong, home of China's oldest coffee culture, inland from Wanning, Hainan
Food & Culture

Xinglong Coffee & Wanning Food: Eat Like a Local on Your Hainan Surf Trip

China's oldest coffee culture grows an hour from the wave pool. Morning markets, Wenchang chicken, coconut hotpot, lobster noodles and bean-to-bar chocolate from local cacao — the food day worth building into your trip.

August 27, 2026 6 min read
Aerial view of the PerfectSwell wave pool at Riyue Bay on a clear tropical day in Wanning, Hainan, China
Trip Planning

The Best Time of Year for a Hainan Surf Trip: A Season-by-Season Guide

The wave pool runs year-round — so when you go depends on what you want around it. Cooler-month ocean swell, the summer typhoon wildcard, golf weather and the two holiday weeks to book around, season by season.

August 26, 2026 6 min read
Rugged white-sand bunkers set against black volcanic lava rock on a fairway at Blackstone Course, Mission Hills Haikou, Hainan
Golf

Blackstone at Mission Hills Haikou: A Course Guide to Golf on Black Lava

The course where Tiger Woods played Rory McIlroy — a former world top-100 carved through ancient black lava fields at the world's largest golf complex. The design, the history, and how it fits a surf trip.

August 25, 2026 6 min read
A green set above the rocks and breaking surf of the South China Sea at The Dunes at Shenzhou Peninsula, Hainan
Golf

The Dunes at Shenzhou Peninsula: A Course Guide to China's Best Links

Sand dunes, ocean wind and the South China Sea — 36 holes of true coastal links ranked #2 in China, designed by Tom Weiskopf, 30 minutes from the wave pool. The setting, the East and West layouts, and how a round fits into a surf trip.

August 24, 2026 6 min read
Aerial view of the coastal road and beaches on Hainan's east coast — the transfer route to Riyue Bay, Wanning
Travel Guide

How to Get to Riyue Bay, Hainan: Flights, Airports & Transfers

Haikou or Sanya? Direct flights from Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland and London, one-stop connections through Asia's hubs, and the included private transfer down the coast — the complete routing guide to the wave pool.

August 23, 2026 6 min read
Aerial view of a tropical coastal highway on Hainan Island, China — visa-free travel to Riyue Bay
Travel Guide

Hainan 30-Day Visa-Free Entry: Travel Guide for Surfers & Golfers

No visa application, no embassy queues. Hainan gives U.S., Australian, NZ, UK and Canadian passport holders 30 days visa-free — how the policy works, which airport to fly into, and how to build a wave pool surf and golf trip around it.

August 22, 2026 6 min read
Surfer carving a turn on a PerfectSwell wave at the Riyue Bay wave pool in Wanning, Hainan, China
Wave Pool

PerfectSwell® Wave Pool Explained: Settings, Barrels & Beginner Waves

How the world's only tropical island wave pool actually works: 23 wave settings from mellow beginner rollers to barrels and air sections, how sessions run, and how to pick the right waves for your level.

August 21, 2026 5 min read
Aerial view of the ocean surf lineup at Riyue Bay on Hainan's east coast, China
Surf Guide

Riyue Bay Surf Guide: Seasons & Ocean Surfing in Hainan

China has real ocean surf, and its home break is Riyue Bay. How the two swell seasons work, the longboard walls the WSL came for, family beach days — and the wave pool that means you never get skunked.

August 17, 2026 6 min read
Surfers riding waves during a private PerfectSwell wave pool session at Riyue Bay, Hainan, China
Wave Pool

Private Wave Pool Sessions in Hainan: Book the Pool for Your Crew

No crowds, no drop-ins — just your crew trading perfect waves back to back. Around twenty wave settings, from barrels to beginner waves, on a tropical island. Perfect for surf camps, family trips and group getaways.

August 16, 2026 5 min read
Aerial view of the PerfectSwell wave pool at Riyue Bay on tropical Hainan Island, China
Trip Inspiration

The World's Most Unique Surf & Golf Trip Is in Hainan, China

The world's only tropical island wave pool with real ocean surf, China's best golf courses, luxury resorts and the biggest duty-free mall on earth — why no other surf trip on the planet stacks up like Hainan.

August 15, 2026 5 min read
Aerial view of The Dunes at Shenzhou Peninsula seaside links golf course in Hainan, China
Trip Guide

Surf & Golf in Hainan: A 6-Day Tropical Island Itinerary

Surf the world's only tropical island wave pool in the morning, play China's best links course in the afternoon, then take on Tiger and Rory's lava-field course at Mission Hills. The full day-by-day plan — visa-free.

August 15, 2026 6 min read
PerfectSwell wave pool at golden hour, Riyue Bay, Hainan
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