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Cemento, Philippines

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Sabang Beach Baler
Near Cemento, 1 km away. Photo: Rbacker23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Cemento

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

The spot faces NE (36°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (216°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 58). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in May, June and July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Baler, 1.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK), changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).

    See flights ORD → CRK · Skyscanner from about £730 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 4 h 05 from the airport to Cemento.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in BalerAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Baler · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Baler · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Cemento does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct313 ft5 smushy45kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct293 ft6 smushy40kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct484 ft10 ssoft338kJ31°C
Wed 21Oct07 ft11 ssoft934kJ31°C
Thu 22Oct09 ft13 ssoft2,581kJ32°C
Fri 23Oct192 ft12 scrumbling107kJ32°C
Sat 24Oct131 ft10 scrumbling21kJ32°C
Sun 25Oct252 ft7 smushy56kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct353 ft8 smushy104kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct363 ft8 smushy101kJ29°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to CRK, changing at HKG, then 4h 05 by road. About 29h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Cemento

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CRK, changing at HKG, then 4h 05 by road. About 29h 30 door to door

The trip from Baler, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,040–£2,060 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CRK, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£730–£1,515
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£40–£70
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£100–£165
Food7 days eating out£95–£175
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£40–£70
Total£1,040–£2,060

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

Places to eat near Baler

  • Andok'sChicken · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Corrie's KitchenAsian · 1.2 km from the centre
  • Akkaw IhawBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Grill Boss PH BalerBurger · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Poblete's EateryFilipino · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Ram's Tapsilog0.2 km from the centre

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

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