Bobon, Philippines

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Linosutan, is 72 km away. Nearest airport: DVO (DVO), 82 km.

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About Bobon

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (78°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (258°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually December, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Linosutan, is 72 km away. Nearest airport: DVO (DVO), 82 km.

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to DVO, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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Getting there. 2 h 50 from the airport to Bobon.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Linosutan, is 72 km away. Nearest airport: DVO (DVO), 82 km.
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bobon, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	1 ft8 shollow	21kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots, offshore	33°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	1 ft9 shollow	30kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	34°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	4 ft11 shollow	310kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	34°C
Wed 21Oct	64, good	4 ft11 shollow	279kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots, offshore	34°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	3 ft5 shollow	42kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	3 ft5 shollow	29kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	32°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	1 ft9 shollow	21kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	32°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	2 ft8 shollow	39kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	31°C
Mon 26Oct	26, too small	2 ft8 shollow	48kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	30°C
Tue 27Oct	37, fair	2 ft8 shollow	64kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot, offshore	31°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to DVO, changing at HKG, then 2h 50 by road. About 29h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Bobon
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Bobon
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Bobon
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to DVO, changing at HKG, then 2h 50 by road. About 29h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £965–£1,955 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to DVO, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£755–£1,575
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£40–£70
Food	7 days eating out	£95–£175
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£40–£70
Total		£965–£1,955

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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