Sulingan Beach • Surf Spot Statistics

Best Surf Season (August - October)

If you are after clean, organized surf at Sulingan, the months around the southwest monsoon changeover are your best bet. Sulingan faces northeast, so the ever-present NE/ENE swell window is almost always working with building North Pacific and local monsoon swell, but the wind is the deciding factor. From August through October the Habagat pushes a solid chunk of SSW/SW/WSW/W flow across the beach, grooming the NE/ENE lines instead of chopping them up. September is particularly special: the wind is offshore nearly half the time, the average period climbs to a powerful 9.7s, and most waves ride in the clean 2-4ft (0.5-1.2m) range with some overhead sets. October adds more size and a jump in period to 10.2s, though onshore NE wind windows begin to return.

Fair Surf Season (May - July and November)

May through July is a transition into the summer monsoon. Swell heights drop to 0.9-1.0m (3ft) on average and periods fall to 8.4-8.9s, so power is limited, but the odds of offshore wind rise as the season progresses - from 18 percent ideal in May to 40 percent in July. Expect small but often workable 2-3ft (0.5-1m) waves, best for high-performance boards and longboards. November is the mirror image: size returns quickly, averaging 1.6m (5ft) at 9.8s, but the northeast monsoon is re-establishing and onshore winds blow around 72 percent of the time, leaving most of that solid swell lumpy and hard to enjoy.

Low Surf Season (December - April)

The core of the northeast monsoon, from December through April, is the most frustrating period at Sulingan. The swell is often excellent - average heights run 1.3-2.1m (4-7ft) and periods sit near 9-10s - with swells pouring in from the NE and ENE, the spot's ideal directions. The problem is that the wind blows from the same quadrant as the waves, producing messy, wobbly onshore surf. Ideal wind percentages sit at a dismal 1-3 percent. The few exceptions come when a passing low-pressure system or tropical storm drags the wind around to the SSW/SW/W; on those rare days, Sulingan can be truly world-class for a short window.