Jumunjin
Surf spot · Republic of Korea
Is it worth the trip?
12Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 4 ft swell at 6 s
Mon 2 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- W 6 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Tue 3 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- W 8 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft7 s
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- SW 2 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Fri 6 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 30kJ
- Wind
- WNW 13 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Sat 7 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 128kJ
- Wind
- NE 4 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Sun 8 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 16kJ
- Wind
- W 3 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 115, too small
- Mon 28, too small
- Tue 37, too small
- Wed 42, too small
- Thu 54, too small
- Fri 65, too small
- Sat 732, too small
- Sun 810, too small
- Mon 914, too small
- Tue 1014, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 15, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore | 13°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | offshorewind from the west, 6 knots, offshore | 16°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | offshorewind from the west, 8 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 2, too small | under 1 ft7 s1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore | 13°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 5, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots | 14°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 32, too small | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 128kJ | wind from the north-east, 4 knots | 9°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | offshorewind from the west, 3 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 14, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 45kJ | wind from the north-west, 6 knots | 9°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore | 15°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 06:16 +0.2 mLow 14:34 −0.1 mHigh 23:02 +0.0 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:11 +0.0 mHigh 07:20 +0.1 mLow 15:51 −0.1 mHigh 23:59 +0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:05 +0.0 mHigh 08:55 +0.1 mLow 17:04 −0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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- Sokcho 37.7 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Jumunjin
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (56°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (236°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 51). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Sokcho.
Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,290–US$2,470 each
about US$1,290–US$2,470 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to ICN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$677–US$1,410 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,290–US$2,470 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
30 min by car · 10 places to stay
About Gangneung its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Gujeong on Booking.com
37 min by car · 2 places to stay
- Beds in Sokcho on Booking.com
69 min by car · 58 places to stay
Nearest beds: Sokcho, 39 km (about 1h 10m by car)
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 21h 50m
About 21h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ICN, direct, then 4h by road
Flights ORD → ICN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.