Is it worth the trip?
48Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 4 ft swell at 9 s
Mon 2 · 75 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 234kJ
- Wind
- NNE 3 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 52 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 159kJ
- Wind
- NE 8 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 285kJ
- Wind
- NE 8 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 176kJ
- Wind
- NE 8 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 158kJ
- Wind
- NNE 10 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 71kJ
- Wind
- NE 9 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 49kJ
- Wind
- ENE 12 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 172, good
- Mon 275, good
- Tue 352, fair
- Wed 441, poor
- Thu 549, fair
- Fri 637, poor
- Sat 724, too small
- Sun 820, poor
- Mon 946, fair
- Tue 1029, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Sep–Oct2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 72, good | 4 ft8 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 158kJ | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 75, good | 4 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 234kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 52, fair | 4 ft8 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 159kJ | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 41, poor | 5 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 285kJ | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 49, fair | 4 ft8 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 176kJ | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 37, poor | 3 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 158kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 24, too small | 2 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 71kJ | wind from the north-east, 9 knots | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 20, poor | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 46, fair | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 116kJ | wind from the north-east, 9 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 29, poor | 5 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 271kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 27°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 NovLow 03:48 −0.8 mHigh 10:41 +0.4 mLow 16:06 −0.1 mHigh 21:59 +0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:01 −0.6 mHigh 12:05 +0.4 mLow 17:45 −0.1 mHigh 23:39 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 06:25 −0.5 mHigh 13:20 +0.5 mLow 19:22 −0.3 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
best Sep–Oct
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Puraran
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (58°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (238°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually September and October, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Puraran, 0.4 km away (about 5 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 VRC, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and MNL, 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: 2 towns
1 min by car · 10 places to stay
about US$40/nightcountry average
About Puraran its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Virac on Booking.com
36 min by car · 23 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 30h 20m
About 30h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → VRC, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), then 1h 05m by road
Flights ORD → VRC on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.