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Jovees, Philippines

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Brgy. Telaje, Tandag City
Tandag, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Wyn2283, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Jovees

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

The spot faces E (71°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (251°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 59). 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 Tandag, 5.1 km away (about 10 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 32 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BXU, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL).

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

  2. Getting there. 2 h 40 from the airport to Jovees.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Tandag · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Tandag · 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 18Oct163 ft8 smushy92kJ30°C
Mon 19Oct143 ft9 ssoft113kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct637 ft10 ssoft874kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct687 ft11 ssoft1,075kJ31°C
Thu 22Oct496 ft10 ssoft709kJ32°C
Fri 23Oct223 ft9 ssoft157kJ31°C
Sat 24Oct122 ft10 scrumbling61kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct163 ft8 ssoft78kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct213 ft8 ssoft137kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct223 ft8 smushy131kJ29°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 BXU, changing at HKG and MNL, then 2h 40 by road. About 32h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Tandag

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 7 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Tandag

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, wind 1 kn (3 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Tandag

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BXU, changing at HKG and MNL, then 2h 40 by road. About 32h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Tandag each day: Jovees, Tandag.

The trip from Tandag, 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 Tandag

  • Clej bar&restaurant new pageFilipino · 1.1 km from the centre
  • Fulgencio's Vittles and GrillsBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Malil's Food HouseJapanese · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Von's Pizza HousePizza · 0.3 km from the centre
  • W's PizzaPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Kubo's DinerFilipino · 0.4 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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