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WonPyong Beach

Gangwon · South Korea

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WonPyong Beach is a NE-facing sand beach on the Yonghung Bay coastline near Gangwon — it picks up N–SE swell and turns cleanest in a SW–W wind, with the most consistent surf through april–october.

Today's surf at WonPyong Beach

Updated 09:56 spot time

WonPyong Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.7 m–1.0 m head high to overhead, 0.9 m N swell at 4.5 s. Wind up to 35 km/h NNW. Water 24°C. Best surf window around 13:00 — fun (3/5) with 21 km/h N wind.

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10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~20.8°C (69.4°F) on average

Jan

12.4°C

54.3°F · 10.1–15.1°C

Feb

11.1°C

52°F · 8.9–13.3°C

Mar

11.2°C

52.2°F · 8.9–13.6°C

Apr

13.2°C

55.8°F · 10–15.7°C

May

15.2°C

59.4°F · 12.2–17.9°C

Jun

19°C

66.2°F · 14.8–21.4°C

Jul

22°C

71.6°F · 19.4–27.3°C

Aug

24.8°C

76.6°F · 21.7–27.1°C

Sep

23.2°C

73.8°F · 20.1–26.5°C

Oct

20.8°C

69.4°F · 17.1–25°C

Nov

17.4°C

63.3°F · 14.7–20.6°C

Dec

14.7°C

58.5°F · 12.1–17.6°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–SE

Best wind

SW–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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