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7 Rocks 39.3

#4948 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇵🇭 Philippines · Surigao del Sur · near Butuan

Wind is the enemy here, peaks in November, boardshorts water.

Warm waterBeginner friendlyRemoteBeginner
Surf score39.3 /100
Surfable days58% of the year
Clean days4% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell4% period 11 s+
Typical size0.7 m 2.2 ft median
Water30°C boardshorts

Best time to surf 7 Rocks

The best time to surf 7 Rocks is April, October, November. It rarely works. In November the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.8 m. The nearest airport is DVO (240 km) and the nearest town is Butuan (68 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%3%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Feb99%2%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Mar98%2%0.8 m29°Cboardies
Apr92%5%0.7 m29°Cboardies
May45%0%0.6 m30°Cboardies
Jun7%1%0.4 m30°Cboardies
Jul6%0%0.4 m30°Cboardies
Aug2%0%0.4 m30°Cboardies
Sep15%2%0.4 m30°Cboardies
Oct50%8%0.6 m30°Cboardies
Nov89%13%0.8 m30°Cboardies
Dec100%5%1.0 m29°Cboardies

Why 39.3

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
17.0
Clean days 24%
1.5
Groundswell 12%
0.4
Season spread 10%
5.5
Wave size 8%
0.7
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
3.3

The detail

Faces 340° with 28% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 92% of days. Mean peak period 9.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 76%. Months that work: 7 of 12. Coordinates 9.244, 126.091 (OpenStreetMap).

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