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G1, Philippines

Stay in General Luna: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of General Luna

  • Cemeteries Surf spot · 1.9 km from General Luna
  • Rock island Surf spot · 1.9 km from General Luna
  • Cloud 9 Surf spot · 3.4 km from General Luna
  • Jacking Horse Surf spot · 3.8 km from General Luna
  • Barrio Surf spot · 4.3 km from General Luna
  • Daku Island Surf spot · 4.3 km from General Luna
  • Stimpy's Surf spot · 6.8 km from General Luna

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Cloud 9 Boardwalk, Siargao
General Luna, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: JupitReyes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About G1

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

The spot faces SE (149°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (329°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.0 km out (1 in 200). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is General Luna, 7.4 km away (about 15 min by car).

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

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From Chicago: about 33 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to BXU, changing at HKG and MNL.

    See flights ORD → BXU · Skyscanner from about £750 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 40 from the airport to G1.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in General LunaAd

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

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    Closest towns to stay in

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in General Luna · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in General Luna · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

G1 on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct162 ft8 ssoft40kJ30°C
Mon 19Oct212 ft9 ssoft73kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct354 ft10 ssoft352kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct265 ft11 smushy534kJ31°C
Thu 22Oct323 ft11 ssoft199kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct252 ft5 smushy29kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct151 ft8 ssoft26kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct182 ft8 ssoft40kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct262 ft8 ssoft72kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct233 ft8 smushy74kJ28°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 BXU, changing at HKG and MNL, then 3h 40 by road. About 33h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf G1

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Daku Island

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Barrio

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Jacking Horse

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BXU, changing at HKG and MNL, then 3h 40 by road. About 33h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 8 spots near General Luna each day: Barrio, Cemeteries, Cloud 9, Daku Island, G1, Jacking Horse, Rock island, Stimpy's.

The trip from General Luna, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,060–£2,100 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 BXU, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and MNL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£750–£1,555
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£1,060–£2,100

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

Places to eat near General Luna

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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