Hour by hour
The bars are the face height through Guiwan's profile, coloured by how it rates; the arrows show where the wind blows.
- Flat 5 AM 7
- Flat 6 AM 13
- Flat 7 AM 10
- Flat 8 AM 8
- Flat 9 AM 3
- Flat 10 AM 5
- Flat 11 AM 7
- Flat 12 PM 8
- Flat 1 PM 10
- Flat 2 PM 12
- Now Flat 3 PM 12
- Flat 4 PM 12
- Flat 5 PM 13
- Flat 6 PM 13
- Flat 7 PM 14
- Flat 5 AM 15
- Flat 6 AM 17
- Flat 7 AM 17
- Flat 8 AM 16
- Flat 9 AM 15
- Flat 10 AM 15
- Flat 11 AM 14
- Flat 12 PM 14
- Flat 1 PM 14
- Flat 2 PM 14
- Flat 3 PM 14
- Flat 4 PM 13
- Flat 5 PM 13
- Flat 6 PM 14
- Flat 7 PM 15
- Flat 5 AM 6
- Flat 6 AM 8
- Flat 7 AM 12
- Flat 8 AM 9
- Flat 9 AM 8
- Flat 10 AM 6
- Flat 11 AM 4
- Flat 12 PM 3
- Flat 1 PM 7
- Flat 2 PM 11
- Flat 3 PM 20
- Flat 4 PM 22
- Flat 5 PM 24
- Flat 6 PM 24
- Flat 7 PM 27
- Flat 5 AM 21
- Flat 6 AM 25
- Flat 7 AM 20
- Flat 8 AM 22
- Flat 9 AM 16
- Flat 10 AM 24
- Flat 11 AM 12
- Flat 12 PM 21
- Flat 1 PM 19
- Flat 2 PM 12
- Flat 3 PM 20
- Flat 4 PM 18
- Flat 5 PM 18
- Flat 6 PM 16
- Flat 7 PM 12
- Flat 5 AM 15
- Flat 6 AM 14
- Flat 7 AM 14
- Flat 8 AM 14
- Flat 9 AM 13
- Flat 10 AM 12
- Flat 11 AM 12
- Flat 12 PM 14
- Flat 1 PM 17
- Flat 2 PM 18
- Flat 3 PM 17
- Flat 4 PM 15
- Flat 5 PM 13
- Flat 6 PM 14
- Flat 7 PM 17
- Flat 5 AM 18
- Flat 6 AM 17
- Flat 7 AM 16
- Flat 8 AM 14
- Flat 9 AM 13
- Flat 10 AM 12
- 1-2 11 AM 12
- 1-2 12 PM 10
- 1-2 1 PM 8
- 1-2 2 PM 7
- 1-2 3 PM 9
- Flat 4 PM 13
- Flat 5 PM 17
- Flat 6 PM 17
- Flat 7 PM 15
- Flat 5 AM 14
- Flat 6 AM 15
- Flat 7 AM 16
- Flat 8 AM 17
- Flat 9 AM 17
- Flat 10 AM 17
- Flat 11 AM 16
- Flat 12 PM 16
- Flat 1 PM 16
- Flat 2 PM 15
- Flat 3 PM 15
- Flat 4 PM 14
- Flat 5 PM 13
- Flat 6 PM 12
- Flat 7 PM 12
OffshoreCross-shoreOnshoreWind in km/h
The tide
Guiwan works best on a mid to high tide.
- High 1:23 AM1.1 m · 3.7 ft
- Low 7:49 AM0.2 m · 0.8 ft
- High 2:27 PM1.3 m · 4.2 ft
- Low 8:40 PM0.4 m · 1.2 ft
Best 10:38 AM to 6:00 PMmid to high tide
Tomorrow High 2:40 AM (1.2 m) · Low 8:46 AM (0.2 m) · High 3:08 PM (1.4 m) · Low 9:29 PM (0.2 m) · best 11:27 AM to 6:00 PM
From the beach today
Calls from people at Guiwan. A call shows at once; a photo shows once we've had a look.
The spot
- Works best
- 3 to 8 ft, mid to high tide
- Offshore wind
- From the N
- Bottom
- Reef
- For
- Beginner to intermediate
- Best season
- Nov to Mar, on big swells
- Season now
- AmihanRead from the wind over the Luzon Strait and the West Philippine Sea: from the east 10 days running
Palm-backed A-frame on the Union side of the island that only switches on when a big swell wraps around, and becomes the local fallback when northeast winds wreck the General Luna breaks.
Local knowledge
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Nearby
If Guiwan isn't working today, these are close.
- Pansukian 4.6 km · General Luna 1-2 ft 0.3-0.6 m Small Tide falling, 1.2 m, low 8:40 PM
- Daku 6.7 km · General Luna 4-5 ft 1.2-1.5 m Fair Tide falling, 1.2 m, low 8:40 PM
- Cemetery 9.1 km · General Luna 4-5 ft 1.2-1.5 m Fair Tide falling, 1.2 m, low 8:40 PM
- Horseshoe 9.7 km · General Luna 4-6 ft 1.2-1.8 m Fair Tide falling, 1.2 m, low 8:40 PM
Forecast data: Open-Meteo (ECMWF, Meteo-France, NOAA), CC BY 4.0. Fetched just now. Tides: WorldTides. Sizes are a forecast: the middle of three wave models at sea off the beach, read through this spot's profile; they are calibrated as locals send their readings. All spots · Add a spot