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Gwangalli Beach

Suyeong-gu, Busan, South Korea

Gwangalli Beach 5 photos

  • Gwangalli Beach Busan

    Gwangalli Beach Busan. bryan..., CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Gwangalli Beach Busan

    Gwangalli Beach Busan. bryan..., CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Singer and guitarist at Gwangalli Beach

    Singer and guitarist at Gwangalli Beach. Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Gwangalli Beach

    Gwangalli Beach. Chelsea Hicks, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • 2012 Gwangalli Beach

    2012 Gwangalli Beach. Choi2451, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 5:38 pm
7 am
5.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.3
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.1
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
Now
5.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C69°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
3018 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
23%
Sunset
5:38 pm
Today
5.7Good7 am2918
6.3Good8 am3321
6.1Good9 am3421
5.1Fair10 am3220
4.7Fair11 am3119
4.8Fair12 pm3018
5.2Fair1 pm2717
5.4Fair2 pm2415
5.5Good3 pm2113
5.0FairNow2113
4.3Fair5 pm2012
Sat
2.4Poor7 am2415
2.4Poor8 am2918
2.2Poor9 am2818
2.2Poor10 am2818
2.3Poor11 am2817
2.2Poor12 pm3421
2.1Poor1 pm3220
2.2Poor2 pm2918
2.3Poor3 pm2918
2.3Poor4 pm3119
2.4Poor5 pm2817
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 12 am, -0.4 m. High at 6 am, 0.6 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.3 mHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 12 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.3 m1 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.3 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h26 mph, rain 62%
  • Mon4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 81%
  • Tue7.7 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 21%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 6 km/h3 mph, rain 7%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Gwangalli Beach

Gwangalli Beach is a sandy beach located in Busan, South Korea. It spans an area of 74,210 square meters and has a length of 1,226 meters. The nearest bus stop is 127 meters away, and the beach is 5 kilometers from the city of Busan.

From Wikipedia

The Gwangalli Beach (Korean: 광안리 해수욕장) or Gwangan Beach is a beach in Gwangan 2(i)-dong, Suyeong District, Busan, South Korea. It is west of Haeundae Beach. It sits inside a cove spanned by the Gwangan Bridge and covers 82,000 square meters over a length of 1.4 km and a width of 25 to 110 metres, in a curved in a half-moon shape with fine sand. Adjacent are alleys with restaurants, coffee shops and nightclubs.

Source: Gwangalli Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms200 m650 ft away
  • Showers300 m970 ft away
  • Parking18 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m600 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink97 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
130 m420 ftGwangali Beach
Nearest town
5 km3.1 mi부산광역시 (city)
Nearest airport
38 km24 mi진해공군기지 (CHF)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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