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Geron 41.1

#4886 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇵🇭 Philippines · Northern Samar · near Calbayog

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

Warm waterBeginner friendlyRemoteBeginner
Surf score41.1 /100
Surfable days66% of the year
Clean days2% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell6% period 11 s+
Typical size0.8 m 2.5 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Geron

The best time to surf Geron is August, September, October. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 29°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.6 m. The nearest airport is CEB (266 km) and the nearest town is Calbayog (72 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%1%1.2 m27°Cboardies
Feb96%1%1.1 m27°Cboardies
Mar89%0%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Apr83%1%0.8 m28°Cboardies
May30%0%0.5 m29°Cboardies
Jun8%0%0.4 m29°Cboardies
Jul25%1%0.4 m29°Cboardies
Aug39%2%0.5 m29°Cboardies
Sep47%9%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Oct83%6%0.8 m29°Cboardies
Nov95%2%0.9 m28°Cboardies
Dec99%0%1.1 m28°Cboardies

Why 41.1

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

Consistency 26%
19.6
Clean days 24%
0.7
Groundswell 12%
0.8
Season spread 10%
5.5
Wave size 8%
1.1
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
2.5

The detail

Faces 331° with 69% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 36% of days. Mean peak period 9.2 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 70%. Months that work: 7 of 12. Coordinates 12.677, 124.369 (OpenStreetMap).

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