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Tomasitos 44.6

#4739 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇵🇭 Philippines · Surigao del Sur · near Butuan

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

Warm waterBeginner friendlyRemoteBeginner
Surf score44.6 /100
Surfable days69% of the year
Clean days4% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell5% period 11 s+
Typical size0.8 m 2.5 ft median
Water30°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Tomasitos

The best time to surf Tomasitos is September, October, November. It rarely works. In October the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.7 m. The nearest airport is DVO (249 km) and the nearest town is Butuan (82 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%2%1.3 m29°Cboardies
Feb100%1%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%2%0.9 m29°Cboardies
Apr100%5%0.8 m29°Cboardies
May68%2%0.7 m30°Cboardies
Jun29%1%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Jul16%1%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Aug15%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Sep33%6%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Oct77%13%0.7 m30°Cboardies
Nov95%13%0.9 m30°Cboardies
Dec100%3%1.1 m29°Cboardies

Why 44.6

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

Consistency 26%
20.7
Clean days 24%
1.9
Groundswell 12%
0.7
Season spread 10%
6.4
Wave size 8%
1.1
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
2.6

The detail

Faces 60° with 67% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 77% of days. Mean peak period 9.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 83%. Months that work: 8 of 12. Coordinates 9.299, 126.197 (OpenStreetMap).

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