Jumunjin, Republic of Korea

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Seoul, is 166 km away. Nearest airport: YNY (YNY), 22 km.

Watch this spot We email you when Jumunjin is worth the trip.

About Jumunjin

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details 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). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Seoul, is 166 km away. Nearest airport: YNY (YNY), 22 km.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Save this trip A link to come back to, or to send to the group.

Book the trip

From Chicago: about 21 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Incheon International Airport (ICN), direct.
See flights ORD → ICN · Skyscanner from about £605 returnAd
Getting there. 4 h from the airport to Jumunjin.
Car hire · Discover CarsAd
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Seoul, is 166 km away. Nearest airport: YNY (YNY), 22 km.
Hire and lessons.
Surf lessons in Jumunjin · GetYourGuideAd Board and wetsuit hire in Jumunjin · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Jumunjin on Google Maps · Directions

Surf spot

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast

Jumunjin does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Jumunjin, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	4 ft6 smushy	81kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	1 ft6 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	3 ft5 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	19°C
Mon 26Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Tue 27Oct	29, too small	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	17°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to ICN, then 4h by road. About 21h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Jumunjin
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 25 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Jumunjin
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to ICN, then 4h by road. About 21h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £930–£1,830 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
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	£605–£1,255
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£930–£1,830

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.