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General Luna surf guide

Island village beside Cloud 9, the Philippines' most famous barrel, with island-hopping trips and palm-lined roads.

Location
Siargao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines (9.7860, 126.1580)
Best season
Aug – Nov: August, September, October, November
Water temperature
27–30°C (boardshorts)
Waves
Reef break
Suits
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced surfers

Surf spots in General Luna

What's on in General Luna

General Luna is Siargao's nightlife hub, with a party somewhere almost every night on a well-known weekly rotation: retro night at Mama Coco on Monday, pub quiz on Tuesday, Goodies on Wednesday, Bed & Brew on Thursday, and Harana's big Saturday party. Venues shift nights from time to time, so check their Instagram.

Updated 2026-11-04.

Where to stay in General Luna

470 places to stay within 14 km: 167 hotel, 76 hostel, 60 homestay, 49 guest house, 41 resort, 22 holiday rental, 16 surf camp, 15 villa, 11 apartment, 7 bed and breakfast, 3 camp site, 2 motel, 1 chalet. Compare them by distance to the nearest surf spot on the interactive map.

Surf camps: Fat Lips Surf Lodge, Kermit, Kermit Surf Resort and Restaurant, VAN Surf Camp, Pesangan Surfcamp, Surf Camp Siargao Philippines, Alahna's Surf Lodge, Turtle Surf Camp Siargao.

Hostels: Paradiso Hostel, Tranquil Villa Siargao, Tropico Inn Siargao, Mango Tree Siargao, Angelica's Hostel, Matcha Hostel.

Cafés, food and surf shops

38 cafés and bakeries, 144 restaurants and bars, 16 surf schools and 6 surf shops nearby. Surf schools: Cloud 9, Gen. Luna, Siargao, Siargao - IAO LOKAL SURF & TOURS, SurFit Gym Siargao, Hawaii Jack Surf Spot, Cemetery Surf Spot, Daco island surf spot, Cloud 9, Siargao Island, Philippines, Ulap Surf.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to surf in General Luna?

The best surf season in General Luna is Aug – Nov (August, September, October, November). The sea ranges from 27°C to 30°C over the year.

Which months have the most good surf days in General Luna?

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at General Luna's best spot were good or better most often in October (68% of days, 12% great), December (51% of days, 3% great) and November (44% of days, 6% great), and least often in August (5%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

Do I need a wetsuit in General Luna?

Water temperature in General Luna is 27–30°C: boardshorts.

Is General Luna good for beginner surfers?

Yes. General Luna suits beginner, intermediate and advanced surfers; spots that work for beginners or all levels include Barrio.

What are the surf spots in General Luna?

General Luna has 4 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Cloud 9 (Reef break, lefts and rights, advanced surfers, faces NNE (offshore wind from the SSW), best at high tide, rising); Barrio (Reef break, right-hander, all levels, faces NNE (offshore wind from the SSW), best at mid to high tide); Rock Island (Pencit Reef) (Reef break, right-hander, advanced surfers); Stimpy's (Reef break, left-hander, advanced surfers, best at low to mid tide, rising).

Where should surfers stay in General Luna?

Swell Cabin lists 470 places to stay within 14 km of General Luna, including 16 surf camps such as Fat Lips Surf Lodge, Kermit, Kermit Surf Resort and Restaurant and VAN Surf Camp, 76 hostels, 109 guesthouses and homestays, 37 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

What is the nightlife like in General Luna?

General Luna is Siargao's nightlife hub, with a party somewhere almost every night on a well-known weekly rotation: retro night at Mama Coco on Monday, pub quiz on Tuesday, Goodies on Wednesday, Bed & Brew on Thursday, and Harana's big Saturday party. Venues shift nights from time to time, so check their Instagram. Regular nights: Monday: Retro night at Mama Coco; Monday: Live music, then DJs at El Lobo; Tuesday: Pub quiz at Barrel; Tuesday: Disco Tropico at Barbosa; Tuesday: Foam party at Siargao Beach Club.

What is the surf forecast for General Luna this week?

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for General Luna and each of its 4 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/general-luna: each spot rated hour by hour (Flat, Poor, Fair, Good, Great or Epic) from the way its coast faces, the swell, its period, the wind and the tide, with the best time each day and why, the size in surfers' words (e.g. "chest to head high, clean"), tides, and how sure the forecast is (three wave models compared). It is checked live against the nearest buoy and airport wind reports where there are any, and refreshed every few hours (waves from Open-Meteo, wind from MET Norway).

When is the best tide to surf in General Luna?

It depends on the spot: shallow reefs usually want mid to high tide, most beach breaks work best around mid tide. Swell Cabin's forecast for General Luna weighs each spot's tide hour by hour and shows the best window each day with the high and low tide times (approximate: there is no tide gauge near the town).

Is the General Luna surf forecast checked against measurements?

Yes. The open water off General Luna is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 46 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-24, typically 41 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 81% of the time. Of the three wave models compared, ECMWF has been the closest to the satellites here. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00179). Last checked 2026-11-05.

How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about General Luna?

Trust in this page's data is low (53/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 0 of 4 spots fully verified, 3 with a researched tide; season and water temperature checked against measured data; no open audit warnings. How we check: https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-accuracy.md Last checked against sources on 2026-11-05. Every value comes from measured data (Open-Meteo, buoys), open databases (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata) or a published page we opened, never from visitor reports; a daily audit compares them and a weekly evaluation measures the error rate (https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-quality.md).

Is there a live surf cam in General Luna?

Swell Cabin hasn't found a live surf cam it could check in General Luna yet (it only lists cams it has opened); the surf forecast on its page shows the waves this week.

Where can I take surf lessons in General Luna?

Surf schools in and around General Luna include Cloud 9, Gen. Luna, Siargao, Siargao - IAO LOKAL SURF & TOURS, SurFit Gym Siargao, Hawaii Jack Surf Spot, Cemetery Surf Spot and Daco island surf spot.

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