Sulingan Beach • Statistics for June

June: Cleaner but Small

By June, the southwest monsoon (Habagat) is getting organized. The average swell drops to 0.9m (3ft) with the lowest average period of the year at 8.4s, so this is not a month for power-hungry surfers. E swell supplies 42.0 percent and ENE 34.2 percent, keeping directions in the favorable window, while the wind is now a true split: easterly trades and southwesterly monsoonal flow each around 24 percent. Ideal offshore wind reaches 34 percent. Most waves arrive in the 2-3ft (0.5-1m) range, with occasional 3-4ft (0.9-1.2m) runners; period is average and punchy, so small boards and longboards will work. Water temperature is warm at 29.7°C, air 28.2°C, and rainfall increases to 6.98 mm/day. The quality is much better than winter, but you need to manage expectations on size.