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Tandag 43.4

#4790 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 score43.4 /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 Tandag

The best time to surf Tandag 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 (224 km) and the nearest town is Butuan (72 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
Jun19%1%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Jul12%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Aug10%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Sep28%3%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Oct64%12%0.6 m30°Cboardies
Nov93%14%0.8 m30°Cboardies
Dec100%4%1.1 m29°Cboardies

Why 43.4

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

Consistency 26%
19.3
Clean days 24%
1.8
Groundswell 12%
0.5
Season spread 10%
6.4
Wave size 8%
1.0
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
3.5

The detail

Faces 40° with 47% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 89% 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 9.072, 126.191 (OpenStreetMap).

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