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Naksan Beach

Yangyang-gun, Gangwon State, South Korea

Naksan Beach 5 photos

  • Bell Pavilion at Naksansa 01

    Bell Pavilion at Naksansa 01. Bernard Gagnon, CC0. Source

  • Bell Pavilion at Naksansa 02

    Bell Pavilion at Naksansa 02. Bernard Gagnon, CC0. Source

  • Bixi at Naksansa

    Bixi at Naksansa. Bernard Gagnon, CC0. Source

  • Hall at Naksansa

    Hall at Naksansa. Bernard Gagnon, CC0. Source

  • Naksansa-ro, Ganghyeon-myeon, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea - panoramio

    Naksansa-ro, Ganghyeon-myeon, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea - panoramio. 최광모, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 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
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
Now
6.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
19°C67°F
Wind
32 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:37 pm
Today
7.6Great7 am96
7.6Great8 am64
7.5Great9 am32
7.2Great10 am21
6.9Good11 am53
7.2Great12 pm64
6.8Good1 pm74
7.4Great2 pm53
7.1Great3 pm53
6.5GoodNow32
6.9Good5 pm32
Sat
4.5Fair7 am75
4.6Fair8 am95
4.4Fair9 am32
4.6Fair10 am64
4.5Fair11 am85
4.7Fair12 pm64
4.9Fair1 pm75
5.0Fair2 pm85
5.0Fair3 pm64
5.2Fair4 pm85
4.9Fair5 pm21
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 m. High at 1 pm, <0.1 mLow 7 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 1 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 7 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 1 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 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
  • High 1 pm, <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.

About Naksan Beach

Naksan Beach is a sandy beach located in Yangyang-gun, Gangwon Province, South Korea. The beach is 1,899 meters long and has a nearby village called 주청리, which is 690 meters away.

From Wikipedia

Naksan Beach (Korean: 낙산해수욕장) is a beach in Yangyang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. It first opened to the public on July 22, 1962. In 1979, it was made part of Naksan Provincial Park (낙산도립공원). The park's status was dissolved in 2016. The beach is 1,180m long.

A road infrastructure project for the beach was finished in June 2026.

Source: Naksan Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms60 m190 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m380 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 600 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
510 m0.3 mi조산
Nearest town
690 m0.4 mi주청리 (village)
Nearest airport
7 km4 mi양양국제공항 (YNY)

Nearby places

  • 왕건횟집Food and drink
    600 m0.4 mi
  • 낙산숯불장어Food and drink
    620 m0.4 mi
  • 낙산별미횟집Food and drink
    650 m0.4 mi
  • 낙산부산자갈치횟집Food and drink
    710 m0.4 mi
  • 폴바셋Coffee shop
    760 m0.5 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.

  • Sat5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 43%
  • Sun5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 74%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 43%
  • Tue7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 4%