Kangjeong, Republic of Korea

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Seoul, is 484 km away. Nearest airport: CJU (CJU), 31 km.

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About Kangjeong

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

The spot faces S (191°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (11°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 70). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 29°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; in May and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Seoul, is 484 km away. Nearest airport: CJU (CJU), 31 km.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 26 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CJU, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Seoul, is 484 km away. Nearest airport: CJU (CJU), 31 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kangjeong, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, poor	4 ft6 smushy	101kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft9 smushy	37kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	3 ft11 ssoft	195kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	3 ft11 ssoft	180kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	3 ft14 scrumbling	314kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	15, poor	5 ft13 ssoft	901kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	188kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	24°C
Mon 26Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	24°C
Tue 27Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	22°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
Fly ORD to CJU, changing at HKG, then 50 min by road. About 26h 55 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Kangjeong
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Kangjeong
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Kangjeong
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 14 s, wind 15 kn (28 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to CJU, changing at HKG, then 50 min by road. About 26h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £950–£1,870 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 CJU, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£625–£1,295
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		£950–£1,870

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

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