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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

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

The spot faces W (292°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (112°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 34). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is San Juan, 0.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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

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From Chicago: about 30 h 45 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. 5 h 20 from the airport to San juan.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in San JuanAd

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

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

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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 San Juan · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in San Juan · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct82 ft5 smushy19kJ32°C
Mon 19Oct102 ft5 smushy29kJ32°C
Tue 20Oct82 ft5 smushy21kJ31°C
Wed 21Oct62 ft5 smushy24kJ31°C
Thu 22Oct64 ft8 smushy197kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct137 ft8 ssoft604kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct346 ft9 scrumbling587kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct153 ft5 smushy43kJ30°C
Mon 26Oct72 ft5 smushy12kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct41 ft4 smushy2kJ29°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to CRK, changing at HKG, then 5h 20 by road. About 30h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf San juan

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf San juan

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CRK, changing at HKG, then 5h 20 by road. About 30h 45 door to door

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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 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

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