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Hamdeok Beach
Hamdeok is Jeju's most-visited beach overall (over 700,000 visitors in 2025) and doubles as one of the island's regular kite-lesson venues on the north coast. Wind direction on Jeju changes daily, and local schools rotate between Hamdeok and several other east/north-side beaches depending on conditions.
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Wind
| best months |
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|---|---|
| season notes | No single dominant wind direction; conditions vary daily, with schools choosing whichever Jeju beach works best on a given day. |
| avg knots | 10-30 |
| wind name | Variable Jeju coastal wind |
| direction to shore | Variable |
| quality | thermal |
| typical kite sizes | 9-14m |
Water
| type | mixed |
|---|---|
| standing depth | Shallow sections reported |
Levels
| beginner | yes |
|---|---|
| intermediate | yes |
| advanced | no |
| notes | Used as one of several rotating lesson venues on Jeju's east/north coast |
Launch & crowd
| description | Sandy, white-sand beach with tourist infrastructure nearby |
|---|---|
| rescue | Local kite schools (e.g. Jeju Kitesurfing) offer supported sessions |
| busy months |
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| vibe | Extremely popular tourist beach; can be crowded with swimmers and sightseers in summer |
Monthly wind statistics
Station: Jeju International Airport (Weather Spark model) (weatherspark.com (MERRA-2 reanalysis), ~13.4 km) — Closest of the three Jeju spots in this batch to the Jeju Intl Airport station (~13 km), so this is the most representative of the trio. windfinder.com returned HTTP 429 (rate-limited/blocked) on every attempt during this run, so no windfinder windstatistics page could be fetched; used Weather Spark (MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1980-2016) as fallback. No probability of wind >=4 Bft is published by Weather Spark, so prob_ge_4bft_pct is null throughout; avg_knots is the mean hourly wind speed and dominant_dir is a coarse seasonal approximation (not a true per-month wind rose). No water temperature figures were found for any of these stations.
| Month | Wind ≥4 Bft | Avg kn | Dir | Air °C | Water °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | —% | 15 | N | 5.6 | — |
| Feb | —% | 14.4 | N | 6.1 | — |
| Mar | —% | 13.1 | N | 8.9 | — |
| Apr | —% | 11.3 | N | 13.3 | — |
| May | —% | 9.6 | S | 17.2 | — |
| Jun | —% | 9 | E | 21.1 | — |
| Jul | —% | 9.7 | S | 25.6 | — |
| Aug | —% | 10 | S | 26.7 | — |
| Sep | —% | 11.1 | N | 22.8 | — |
| Oct | —% | 11.9 | N | 17.8 | — |
| Nov | —% | 12.9 | N | 12.8 | — |
| Dec | —% | 14.4 | N | 7.8 | — |
Hazards
- Very high general tourist/swimmer traffic - Jeju's most popular beach
Rules
- Check local permit/kite-club requirements
Tips
- Kiteboarding time and venue is tide/wind dependent - local instructors pick the best spot and time of day
- Avoid peak summer tourist hours given the crowds
Travel basics
| airport | CJU - Jeju International Airport |
|---|---|
| accommodation | Wide range of hotels/guesthouses in Jocheon/Jeju City area |
| cost level | mid |
| no wind | Explore Jeju's lava tube caves, Manjanggul, or the north coast olle trails |
Nearby: Sinyang Beach, Hyeopjae Beach
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · tripadvisor.com