Best Kitespots in South Korea

22 spots · Asia

Best for kiting in December, with 55 % kite days. Water 14 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): February.

Median of 18 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 22 spots
Median kite days: 43 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 18 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Jongdali; 57 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in South Korea

South Korea has 22 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 43 % kite days over the year; Jongdali leads with 57 %. The spots spread over 11 regions.

Best season at the median spot: December (50 % kite days or more). Water 12 to 29 °C over the year.

Best time to visit South Korea

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Best season: December
Warm and windy: September to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 30 % in June to 55 % in December.

Water 12 °C in February to 29 °C in August. Air 8 °C in January to 28 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in South Korea: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in South Korea?

The best month is December: the median spot in South Korea had 55 % kite days then, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in South Korea?

Jongdali has the most kite days in South Korea: 57 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in South Korea?

The water ranges from 12 °C in February to 29 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 5/4 in February, boardshorts in August.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Jongdali
South Korea
57 %
2
Hyeopje Beach
South Korea
54 %
3
Hamo Beach
South Korea
49 %
4
Jinha Beach
South Korea
47 %
5
Iho Beach
South Korea
46 %
6
Imperial Beach
South Korea
45 %
7
Songjeong Beach
South Korea
45 %
8
Hamdeok Beach
South Korea
44 %
9
Jungmun Beach
South Korea
43 %
10
Samyang
South Korea
43 %

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in South Korea yet.

By region

Jeju

9 spots · 46 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in South Korea

Jongdali leads with 57 % kite days per year, followed by Sinyang Beach (57 %) and Supji Koji (57 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Jongdali
South Korea
57 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Jongdali: Jan 76 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 53 %, May 42 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 69 %
2
Sinyang Beach
South Korea
57 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Sinyang Beach: Jan 76 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 53 %, May 42 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 69 %
3
Supji Koji
South Korea
57 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Supji Koji: Jan 76 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 53 %, May 42 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 69 %
4
Hyeopje Beach
South Korea
54 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Hyeopje Beach: Jan 71 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 44 %, May 36 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 68 %
5
Hamo Beach
South Korea
49 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Hamo Beach: Jan 67 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 47 %, May 44 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 37 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 64 %
6
Jinha Beach
South Korea
47 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Jinha Beach: Jan 36 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 59 %, May 56 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 31 %, Dec 35 %
7
Song-Jung Beach
South Korea
47 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Song-Jung Beach: Jan 36 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 59 %, May 56 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 31 %, Dec 35 %
8
Iho Beach
South Korea
46 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Iho Beach: Jan 51 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 40 %, May 38 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 56 %
9
Imperial Beach
South Korea
45 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Imperial Beach: Jan 55 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 43 %, May 41 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 57 %
10
Songjeong Beach
South Korea
45 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Songjeong Beach: Jan 34 %, Feb 38 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 57 %, May 55 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 29 %
11
Hamdeok Beach
South Korea
44 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Hamdeok Beach: Jan 60 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 42 %, May 39 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 32 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 61 %
12
Jungmun Beach
South Korea
43 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Jungmun Beach: Jan 59 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 43 %, May 37 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 58 %
13
Samyang
South Korea
43 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Samyang: Jan 53 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 41 %, May 37 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 45 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 57 %
14
Dadaepo Beach
South Korea
40 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Dadaepo Beach: Jan 45 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 44 %, May 38 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 42 %
15
Hakampo
South Korea
38 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Hakampo: Jan 48 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 36 %, May 37 %, Jun 21 %, Jul 31 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 38 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 57 %

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16 Chunjangdae Beach 37 %
17 Songjeong-ri 36 %
18 Songjiho Beach 28 %
19 Jukchun 27 %
20 Pohang Beach 27 %
21 Dongyul-ri 22 %
22 Gyeongpodae Beach 20 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for South Korea: median of 18 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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