Wakasa Bay is the sea area surrounded by the coastline from Echizen-misaki Cape (at the western corner in the northern part of Fukui Prefecture) to Kyoga-misaki Cape (at the northern edge of Kyoto Prefecture) and by the straight line on the sea between the two capes above, and the bay is 2,657 square kilometers in area.
福井県北部西端の越前岬と京都府北端の経ヶ岬を直線、及び本州の海岸線によって囲んだ海域を指し、2,657平方キロメートルの面積を有する。