Paradise Peak, Republic of Korea

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Seoul, is 332 km away. Nearest airport: PUS (PUS), 21 km.

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About Paradise Peak

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (154°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (334°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.7 km out (1 in 169). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Seoul, is 332 km away. Nearest airport: PUS (PUS), 21 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 27 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PUS, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Paradise Peak.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Seoul, is 332 km away. Nearest airport: PUS (PUS), 21 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Paradise Peak, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	4 ft5 smushy	89kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	3 ft4 smushy	23kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft14 ssoft	183kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	100kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Mon 26Oct	5, too small	2 ft9 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	22°C
Tue 27Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to PUS, changing at HKG, then 40 min by road. About 27h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to PUS, changing at HKG, then 40 min by road. About 27h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £900–£1,790 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 PUS, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£610–£1,270
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£35–£60
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£900–£1,790

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

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