[3] The sandy portion of the beach is 1.46 kilometres (0.91 mi) long and 40 m (130 ft) wide.

Since 1988, the Polar Bear Festival (북극곰 축제) has been held annually in January.

[16] Also nearby are the Haeundae Hot Springs [ko], the islands Oryukdo, tourist road Dalmaji-gil, APEC Naru Park, Sea Life Busan Aquarium, and a wide variety of leisure and night life establishments.

During the 1950–1953 Korean War, the U.S. military was stationed at the beach and prepared it for landing ships.

[18] It was designated a special tourist area in 1994, and various leisure facilities were constructed in larger numbers then.

[3] The beach has been subject to erosion over time; the area of the sandy portion decreased by 54% from 1947 to 2004.