San Juan, Philippines

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San Juan, the nearest town. Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About San Juan

San Juan is a town in La Union, Philippines. From San Juan you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is San juan, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 90 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is CYZ, 153 km away.

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Staying in San Juan

  • 90 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: CYZ, 153 km, Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK), 167 km, LAO, 169 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from San Juan.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for San Juan too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of San Juan: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Urbiztondo1 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Urbiztondo2 ft19 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, too small2 ft29 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, too small2 ft21 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too small2 ft24 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, too small4 ft197 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor7 ft604 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, too big8 ft910 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, too big
All readings for Urbiztondo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Urbiztondo, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct21, too small2 ft5 smushy19kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots32°C
Mon 19Oct27, too small2 ft5 smushy29kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot32°C
Tue 20Oct21, too small2 ft5 smushy21kJwind from the south, 2 knots31°C
Wed 21Oct16, too small2 ft5 smushy24kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot31°C
Thu 22Oct14, poor4 ft8 smushy197kJwind from the north, 9 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big7 ft8 ssoft604kJwind from the west, 3 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 ssoft910kJwind from the south, 7 knots29°C
Urbiztondo Beach1 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Urbiztondo2 ft19 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, too small2 ft29 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, too small2 ft21 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too small2 ft24 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, too small4 ft197 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor7 ft604 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, too big8 ft910 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, too big
All readings for Urbiztondo Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Urbiztondo Beach, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct20, too small2 ft5 smushy19kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots32°C
Mon 19Oct27, too small2 ft5 smushy29kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot32°C
Tue 20Oct21, too small2 ft5 smushy21kJwind from the south, 2 knots31°C
Wed 21Oct16, too small2 ft5 smushy24kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot31°C
Thu 22Oct14, poor4 ft8 smushy197kJwind from the north, 9 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big7 ft8 ssoft604kJwind from the west, 3 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 ssoft910kJwind from the south, 7 knots29°C
San juan0.6 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft19 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, too small2 ft29 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, too small2 ft21 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too small2 ft24 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, too small4 ft197 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor7 ft604 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, too big8 ft910 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, too big
All readings for San juan: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at San juan, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct20, too small2 ft5 smushy19kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots32°C
Mon 19Oct27, too small2 ft5 smushy29kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot32°C
Tue 20Oct21, too small2 ft5 smushy21kJwind from the south, 2 knots31°C
Wed 21Oct16, too small2 ft5 smushy24kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot31°C
Thu 22Oct14, poor4 ft8 smushy197kJwind from the north, 9 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big7 ft8 ssoft604kJwind from the west, 3 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 ssoft910kJwind from the south, 7 knots29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of San Juan, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near San Juan

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits