Is Che Che's good for beginners?

Che Che's is rated Beginner: the median wave is 0.7 m and 82% of days are mellow (0.4 to 1.2 m).

How warm is the water at Che Che's?

The yearly mean sea temperature is 29°C, so most of the year you want boardshorts.

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Che Che's 44.1

#4754 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇵🇭 Philippines · Surigao del Norte · near Surigao

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

Warm waterBeginner friendlyRemoteBeginner

Surf score44.1 /100

Surfable days63% of the year

Clean days4% groundswell + friendly wind

Groundswell4% period 11 s+

Typical size0.7 m 2.4 ft median

Water29°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Che Che's

The best time to surf Che Che's is April, October, November. It rarely works. In November the water sits around 29°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.8 m. The nearest airport is CEB (212 km) and the nearest town is Surigao (38 km).

Month	Surfable	Clean	Size	Water	Suit
Jan	100%	2%	1.2 m	28°C	boardies
Feb	99%	2%	1.1 m	27°C	boardies
Mar	100%	1%	0.9 m	28°C	boardies
Apr	93%	5%	0.8 m	29°C	boardies
May	58%	0%	0.6 m	29°C	boardies
Jun	16%	1%	0.5 m	30°C	boardies
Jul	10%	0%	0.5 m	30°C	boardies
Aug	8%	0%	0.4 m	30°C	boardies
Sep	26%	4%	0.5 m	29°C	boardies
Oct	58%	12%	0.6 m	29°C	boardies
Nov	90%	13%	0.8 m	29°C	boardies
Dec	100%	4%	1.1 m	29°C	boardies

Why 44.1

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

Consistency 26%

18.6

Clean days 24%

1.6

Groundswell 12%

0.5

Season spread 10%

6.4

Wave size 8%

0.9

Water comfort 10%

10.0

Access 10%

5.0

The detail

Faces 45° with 42% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 83% of days. Mean peak period 9.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 82%. Months that work: 8 of 12. Coordinates 9.579, 125.763 (OpenStreetMap).

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