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Sijungho Beach

Kangwŏn-do · North Korea

IntermediateBeach break39.011, 127.837

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Sijungho Beach is a NE-facing sand beach on the North Korea shoreline, opening onto the Yonghung Bay — it catches N–E swell, and offshore S–W winds tidy the banks through april–october.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~22.2°C (72°F) on average

Jan

5.2°C

41.4°F · 1.7–10.4°C

Feb

4.1°C

39.4°F · 2.5–9.5°C

Mar

5.2°C

41.4°F · 2.6–9.7°C

Apr

9°C

48.2°F · 5–12.3°C

May

13.3°C

55.9°F · 8–16.9°C

Jun

18.5°C

65.3°F · 12.8–21.6°C

Jul

22.6°C

72.7°F · 19.6–27.1°C

Aug

24.8°C

76.6°F · 22.3–28.2°C

Sep

22.2°C

72°F · 20.3–25.6°C

Oct

18.5°C

65.3°F · 15.6–21.5°C

Nov

13.3°C

55.9°F · 9.4–17.3°C

Dec

9.1°C

48.4°F · 2.7–13.6°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

N–E

Best wind

S–W

Break type

Beach break

Best season

April–October

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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