Beach forecast for Samcheok
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+9) · Gangwon, South Korea Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+9- Swimming
- Calm · 1.7 ft
- Water
- 65 °F · cool
- Max UV
- 1 · SPF 15
- Low tide
- 11:31 am and 10:33 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's not a beach day in Samcheok (0/10). The best day this week is Friday, October 30, at 4/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 0Not a beach day | Not today | Calm · 1.7 ft | 65 °F | 1 |
| Fri 30 | 4Poor beach day | 3:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 0.5 ft | 65 °F | 3 |
| Sat 31 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 2.7 ft | 64 °F | 3 |
| Sun 1 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 2.8 ft | 64 °F | 2 |
| Mon 2 | 3Poor beach day | 12:00–2:00 pm | Calm · 1.2 ft | 64 °F | 4 |
| Tue 3 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 2.8 ft | 64 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.1 ft | 63 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Calm for swimming: 1.7 ft waves
- Water at 65 °F (cool)
- Low tide at 11:31 am: more sand
- Cloudy (91% cloud cover)
- Feels like 55 °F: chilly for the beach
- Light offshore wind (8 mph): it blows floats and inflatables out to sea
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 1.7 ft
1.7 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 65 °F
Cool: refreshing on a hot day.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 1 · SPF 15
Max UV 1 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.
- Wind 8 mph
Offshore breeze (8 mph). Watch floats and inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand 11:31 am
Low tide at 11:31 am and 10:33 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 3:55 am and 6:50 pm.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 47 °F | 8 mph | 1.7 ft | 0 |
| 9:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 48 °F | 8 mph | 1.6 ft | 1 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 49 °F | 7 mph | 1.5 ft | 1 |
| 11:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 51 °F | 4 mph | 1.4 ft | 1 |
| 12:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 52 °F | 3 mph | 1.4 ft | 1 |
| 1:00 pm | 0 | Overcast | 53 °F | 2 mph | 1.3 ft | 1 |
| 2:00 pm | 0 | Partly cloudy | 54 °F | 3 mph | 1.2 ft | 1 |
| 3:00 pm | 1 | Partly cloudy | 55 °F | 4 mph | 1.1 ft | 1 |
| 4:00 pm | 0 | Partly cloudy | 55 °F | 5 mph | 1.0 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Samcheok
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Samcheok Beach 1.9 mi · N
- Restrooms
- Parking
- 증산해수욕장 2.4 mi · N
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Chuam Beach 2.7 mi · N
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Hanjaemit Beach 2.9 mi · SE
- 상맹방해수욕장 3.4 mi · SE
- Maengbang Beach 4.8 mi · SE
- Parking
- MaengBang Beach 5.0 mi · SE
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Deoksan Beach 5.7 mi · SE
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 1 of 3, warmth 0 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 0.5 of 1 and tide 0.8 of 1; minus cold 2.5; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Samcheok
Is it a beach day in Samcheok today?
Not a beach day: 0/10. No good beach time today.
What are the swimming conditions in Samcheok today?
1.7 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Samcheok?
About 65 °F today: cool. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Samcheok today?
UV reaches 1 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Samcheok?
Today low tide is at 11:31 am and 10:33 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 3:55 am and 6:50 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Samcheok?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a poor beach day (4/10), best from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
What beaches are near Samcheok?
Samcheok Beach (1.9 mi), 증산해수욕장 (2.4 mi), Chuam Beach (2.7 mi), Hanjaemit Beach (2.9 mi) and 상맹방해수욕장 (3.4 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Samcheok today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Donghae Port (KHOA) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency (해양수산부 국립해양조사원), harmonic constants of the TideBED reference ports (예측조위(타이드베드) 기준항 조화상수, 2025-08-12), station Donghae Port (동해항, DT_0057), https://www.data.go.kr/data/15145395/fileData.do. Free, no restrictions on use (이용허락범위 제한 없음). Modified by TidePlanet: M2, S2, K1 and O1 from KHOA, the other constituents of those bands inferred from them.