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 experts: 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 expert 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: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Urbiztondo1 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Urbiztondo3 ft34 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, too small5 ft163 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, too small8 ft787 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, good7 ft665 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, good2 ft23 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, too small
All readings for Urbiztondo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Urbiztondo, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct11, too small3 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore32°C
Tue 20Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy20kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots31°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small2 ft5 smushy20kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots31°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small5 ft7 smushy163kJwind from the north, 11 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct53, good8 ft8 smushy787kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct52, good7 ft8 ssoft665kJwind from the south, 6 knots29°C
Sun 25Oct13, too small2 ft5 smushy23kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots30°C
San juan0.6 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft34 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, too small5 ft163 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, too small6 ft491 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore, poor6 ft536 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, fair2 ft23 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, too small
All readings for San juan: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at San juan, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct11, too small3 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore32°C
Tue 20Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy20kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots31°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small2 ft5 smushy20kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots31°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small5 ft7 smushy163kJwind from the north, 11 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct13, poor6 ft9 ssoft491kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore27°C
Sat 24Oct44, fair6 ft9 smushy536kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots29°C
Sun 25Oct13, too small2 ft5 smushy23kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots30°C
Urbiztondo Beach1 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Urbiztondo3 ft34 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, too small5 ft163 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, too small6 ft491 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore, poor6 ft536 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, fair2 ft23 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, too small
All readings for Urbiztondo Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Urbiztondo Beach, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct11, too small3 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore32°C
Tue 20Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy20kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots31°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small2 ft5 smushy20kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots31°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small5 ft7 smushy163kJwind from the north, 11 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct13, poor6 ft9 ssoft491kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore27°C
Sat 24Oct44, fair6 ft9 smushy536kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots29°C
Sun 25Oct13, too small2 ft5 smushy23kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots30°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