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G1 42.1

#4850 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇵🇭 Philippines · Surigao del Norte · near Surigao

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

Warm waterBeginner friendlyRemoteBeginner
Surf score42.1 /100
Surfable days64% of the year
Clean days2% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell4% period 11 s+
Typical size0.7 m 2.4 ft median
Water29°C boardshorts

Best time to surf G1

The best time to surf G1 is April, October, November. It rarely works. In October the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.6 m. The nearest airport is CEB (241 km) and the nearest town is Surigao (67 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%1%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Feb100%1%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%1%0.9 m28°Cboardies
Apr95%4%0.8 m29°Cboardies
May63%0%0.6 m30°Cboardies
Jun19%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Jul10%1%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Aug11%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Sep25%3%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Oct63%7%0.6 m30°Cboardies
Nov91%7%0.8 m30°Cboardies
Dec100%4%1.1 m29°Cboardies

Why 42.1

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

Consistency 26%
19.1
Clean days 24%
0.9
Groundswell 12%
0.5
Season spread 10%
6.4
Wave size 8%
0.9
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
3.3

The detail

Faces 170° with 53% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 59% of days. Mean peak period 9.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 84%. Months that work: 8 of 12. Coordinates 9.747, 126.099 (OpenStreetMap).

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