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Lanuza 43.0

#4813 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 score43.0 /100
Surfable days65% of the year
Clean days4% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell4% period 11 s+
Typical size0.7 m 2.4 ft median
Water30°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Lanuza

The best time to surf Lanuza 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 (242 km) and the nearest town is Butuan (70 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%3%1.2 m29°Cboardies
Feb100%2%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%2%0.9 m29°Cboardies
Apr95%5%0.8 m29°Cboardies
May63%0%0.6 m30°Cboardies
Jun18%1%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Jul11%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Aug9%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Sep25%4%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Oct65%11%0.6 m30°Cboardies
Nov93%15%0.8 m30°Cboardies
Dec100%5%1.1 m29°Cboardies

Why 43.0

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%
1.8
Groundswell 12%
0.5
Season spread 10%
6.4
Wave size 8%
0.9
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
3.2

The detail

Faces 345° with 44% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 91% of days. Mean peak period 9.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 81%. Months that work: 8 of 12. Coordinates 9.265, 126.090 (OpenStreetMap).

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