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Sodol Beach

Gangneung-si, Gangwon State, South Korea

Sodol Beach 5 photos

  • 2020-03-22 13.37.45 소돌해변

    2020-03-22 13.37.45 소돌해변. Choikwangmo9, CC0. Source

  • 2020-03-22 13.29.33 소돌해변

    2020-03-22 13.29.33 소돌해변. Choikwangmo9, CC0. Source

  • 2020-03-22 13.40.00 소돌해변

    2020-03-22 13.40.00 소돌해변. Choikwangmo9, CC0. Source

  • 2020-03-22 13.46.11 소돌해변

    2020-03-22 13.46.11 소돌해변. Choikwangmo9, CC0. Source

  • 소돌해변 2016-11-15 15.41.21

    소돌해변 2016-11-15 15.41.21. 최광모 (Choe Kwangmo), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 5:37 pm
7 am
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
Now
6.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
1 km/h1 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
17°C62°F
Water
19°C66°F
Wind
43 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:37 pm
Today
7.4Great7 am85
7.3Great8 am53
7.4Great9 am21
6.9Good10 am42
6.8Good11 am53
7.1Great12 pm74
7.1Great1 pm74
6.7Good2 pm74
7.0Great3 pm74
6.8GoodNow43
6.8Good5 pm11
Sat
4.5Fair7 am85
4.5Fair8 am117
4.7Fair9 am117
4.6Fair10 am149
4.5Fair11 am138
4.7Fair12 pm106
4.8Fair1 pm117
4.8Fair2 pm1711
5.3Fair3 pm117
5.1Fair4 pm1610
4.9Fair5 pm85
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.

Facilities

  • Restrooms230 m760 ft away
  • Food and drink14 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m130 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
210 m680 ft소돌아들바위공원
Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 mi주문진읍 (town)
Nearest airport
20 km12 mi강릉공군기지 (KAG)

Nearby places

  • 쌍둥이횟집Food and drink
    40 m130 ft
  • 아들바위자판횟집Food and drink
    120 m380 ft
  • 소돌횟집Food and drink
    200 m640 ft
  • 소돌일출횟집Food and drink
    280 m920 ft
  • 갯바위횟집Food and drink
    280 m930 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 43%
  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 74%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 43%
  • Tue7.6 GreatBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 4%