High 5 Lahar
Surf spot · Philippines
Is it worth the trip?
12Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: too small (2 ft swell at 7 s), 4 hours of offshore wind
Mon 2 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- E 2 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- ESE 5 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Thu 5 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 shollow
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Sat 7 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- N 6 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Sun 8 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 39kJ
- Wind
- ENE 7 kn
- Temp
- 32°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 117, too small
- Mon 28, too small
- Tue 36, too small
- Wed 49, too small
- Thu 57, too small
- Fri 67, too small
- Sat 75, too small
- Sun 832, too small
- Mon 934, too small
- Tue 1043, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
High 5 Lahar does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | offshorewind from the east, 4 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | offshorewind from the east, 2 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | offshorewind from the east, 6 knots, offshore | 31°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | offshorewind from the east, 6 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft4 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore | 31°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the north, 6 knots | 31°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 32, too small | 2 ft7 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore | 32°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 34, too small | 2 ft7 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 38kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 32°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 43, too small | 3 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 64kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 32°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 00:51 +0.8 mLow 10:29 −0.6 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:49 +0.7 mLow 11:29 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:57 +0.6 mLow 12:21 −0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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More surf near here
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- Crystal Beach Break 5.1 km away
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About High 5 Lahar
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (266°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (86°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 27°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is San Narciso, 5.6 km away (about 10 min by car).
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,160–US$2,300 each
about US$1,160–US$2,300 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to CRK, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$817–US$1,700 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$54–US$94 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$107–US$181 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$127–US$234 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$54–US$87 |
| Total | about US$1,160–US$2,300 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
10 min by car · 68 places to stay
about US$40/nightcountry average
About San Narciso its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Pundaquit on Booking.com
28 min by car · 46 places to stay
- Beds in Purac on Booking.com
38 min by car · 15 places to stay
About US$40 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 27h 25m
About 27h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CRK, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 2h by road
Flights ORD → CRK on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.