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Hwaongchihaesuyokjang

Sokcho-si, Gangwon State, South Korea

Hwaongchihaesuyokjang 3 photos

  • Red lighthouse in Sokcho 01

    Red lighthouse in Sokcho 01. Bernard Gagnon, CC0. Source

  • Red lighthouse in Sokcho 02

    Red lighthouse in Sokcho 02. Bernard Gagnon, CC0. Source

  • Too Close - Flickr - CharlesLam

    Too Close - Flickr - CharlesLam. Charles Lam from Hong Kong, China, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 5:37 pm
7 am
7.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
Now
7.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.7
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
19°C67°F
Wind
64 km/hmph E
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:37 pm
Today
7.6Great7 am96
7.6Great8 am64
7.5Great9 am21
7.1Great10 am21
6.9Good11 am42
7.0Great12 pm53
7.3GreatNow64
7.1Great2 pm64
7.3Great3 pm53
6.7Good4 pm43
6.6Good5 pm42
Sat
5.5Good7 am96
5.5Good8 am74
5.4Fair9 am64
5.3Fair10 am32
5.8Good11 am53
5.3Fair12 pm21
5.5Good1 pm74
5.8Good2 pm85
5.5Good3 pm96
5.3Fair4 pm75
5.1Fair5 pm11
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 pm, -0.1 m. High at 1 am, <0.1 m. Low at 7 am, -<0.1 mLow 7 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 1 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 7 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow7 pm1 am7 am1 pm
  • Low 7 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 1 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft

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

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms370 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink25 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
610 m0.4 mi새마을
Nearest town
2.9 km1.8 mi속초시 (city)
Nearest airport
15 km9 mi양양국제공항 (YNY)

Nearby places

  • 코코넛그루브Coffee shop
    310 m0.2 mi
  • 금이야 옥이야Regional
    400 m0.3 mi
  • RepitFood and drink
    560 m0.3 mi
  • 이정숙 왕손만두 찐빵Regional
    560 m0.3 mi
  • Café The TerraFood and drink
    570 m0.4 mi

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

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Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 23%
  • Sun5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 70%
  • Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 73%
  • Tue7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 7%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 4%