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Level 4/10

Jungmun Beach

Jeju Island, South Korea
🌀Strong rips🪨Rocks

Jungmun Beach is South Korea's premier surf spot—a beautiful beach break on the volcanic island of Jeju that catches typhoon swells during summer and autumn. The setting is stunning: black volcanic sand, dramatic rock formations, and clear blue water. South Korea's surf scene is small but growing rapidly, and Jungmun is its spiritual home. When Pacific storms track north, this beach lights up with fun, punchy waves. Korean surfing at its best.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
0
Poor
0.6m
@6s
15km/h
Tue
31
54
Fair
1.2m
@8s
14km/h
Wed
1
40
Poor
0.7m
@8s
7km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.6m
SSE(152°)
Score: 8/25
Period
6s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
15km/h
ENE(76°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
17°C
3.5mm82%
Windswell Component
0.4mESE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.2mSSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 12 km/h ENE|PM: 13 km/h E
Lighter winds early (12 km/h)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:40 am
Low tide - -0.78m
8:14 am
High tide - 1.21m
2:21 pm
Low tide - -0.48m
8:15 pm
High tide - 1.12m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction5/25
Swell Size8/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score16/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-10
📉 Undersized Swell-9
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (200°)
Direction range
160° - 240°
Size range
0.6m - 2.5m
Ideal size
1.9m
Height multiplier
1.00×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
N (0°)
Offshore range
315° - 45°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.8m

Water temp

22°C

Wetsuit

Springsuit / 2mm

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

6/10

Best Season

Peak: Jul-Oct

Secondary: Jun, Nov

Typhoon season best (Aug-Oct). Pacific storms deliver swell.

Getting There

Airport
CJU
Drive time
40 min
Data quality
community

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