Tuason
Direction: Left
Level: Intermediate - Advanced
Best wind: South West
Best swell size: 3 - 8 ft
Best swell direction: North East
Best tide: Hide tide.
Best for: When it's working well (big swell/off-shore) Tuason is best suited to advanced surfers looking for big, fast, scary lefts. However during average conditions Tuason has 3 peaks each growing in size and skill level. Intermediate to experts can find their place in the line-up and practice going left. During the summer months Tuason is very small but the wind is good so it is one of the few spots working and it suitable for beginners.
Crowd factor: Medium. Not as busy as it’s neighbor, Cloud 9, around the corner. During the summer when it’s small it can get quite crowded though. During bigger swells in peak season only the bravest will dare go out. During a head high swell the crowd is ‘medium’.
Kind of wave: Tuason can be heavy, barreling perfection during the peak season. One of Siargao’s scariest and most technical waves. What Cloud 9 is to rights, Tuason is to lefts. Great news for the goofy-footed surfer looking to score some heavy surf! However, let's remember that we are talking about 'ideal' conditions and ideal conditions are not usual conditions... Under normal conditions, Tuason can be waist to a little over head high with three peaks of varying size and difficulty. This is just my opinion but Tuason is rarely clean, it's usually it's a bit messy with a whole lot of close-out waves. This is because of Tuason's location on the beach with nothing to protect it from the winds. So unless you have straight off-shore or neutral winds, it's gonna be a bit messy. Another key point to Tuason is that it breaks extremely fast over very shallow water. This means you need to be prepared for steep and fast drops... a quick pop-up is essential. So consider this point before you decide if Tuason is the right place for you to surf. Even at high-tide, the water at Tuason is only about chest - head deep , quickly dropping after high-tide. By mid-tide, it's already much too shallow to even consider surfing. For all these factors, Tuason is a tricky wave to navigate. The average Tuason wave is steep and fast breaking over very shallow water and closing out really fast. Tuason is one of the most technically difficult waves to surf but if you can handle it you’re sure to have some epic sesssions here. But of course, there are those perfect days with ideal conditions that's given Tuason it's reputation for picture-perfect, massive barrels.
Surf season: The peak season is late September through November. The size varies greatly depending on the incoming swell size but the prevailing winds are off-shore so it'll be surfable no matter the wave height. Expect anything from shoulder high to double overhead during this time. During the winter, the winds blow on-shore making Tuason impossible to surf 99% of the time. Then again in late April/May the winds change to off-shore and Tuason is surfable once more. In the summer months of June through the end of September Siargao is usually flat but Tuason is one of the three surfable waves.. Cloud 9, Tuason, and Cemetery will always have something, even if it’s just knee to waist high.
How to get there: Tuason is located in the main tourist area of G.L / Cloud 9 and is located just off the beach so no boats required! From the cement road driving to Cloud 9, Tuason is located just after Harana Resort on the right side of the road (beach side). Enter the driveway to Harana Resort and Zicatela / Loose keys bar & restaurant. You can park your bike there and walk to the beach.
