Daku Island
Direction: right
Level: Beginner - Intermediate
Best wind: South
Best swell size: 3 - 8 ft
Best swell direction: North East
Best tide: High .
Best for: People who have a little experience on a surfboard and can paddle and catch a wave by themselves and surfers who are just getting familiar with a short board. Also fine for complete beginners if accompanied by an instructor/guide.
Crowd factor: Medium . Can get very crowded at times, one of the most popular spots when the conditions are good. Due to this being a beautiful spot to teach lessons and the soft, easy nature of the wave, Daku is a favorite wave for many resorts to take their guests.
How to get there: You can find boats for hire by the market / boardwalk in General Luna. It takes about 15 minutes each way and the driver will wait for you (or surf with you). You can either get a group of friends and go rent a boat yourself or if you’re on a guided trip with a resort they’ll have the boat arranged already. As i recall, boats are about 1500 - 1800 php for the return trip. This makes it expensive to go unless you have a large group so I rarely surf Daku these days.
Kind of wave: Daku is best surfed at about shoulder high and with light, offshore (west) winds. When these conditions line-up Daku is one of the best waves in the island to surf. Slow, soft take-off onto a decent sized right-hand wave that goes on forever in the most beautiful scenery you've ever seen. These conditions are most often seen in the peak season or in the Spring months.
Surf season: Spring and Fall.
Daku can be surfed any time of the year that the winds are light or off-shore and there's a decent sized swell. It doesn't work too well through the winter (choppy because of on-shore or cross-shore winds) and it's usually flat in the summer months. Ideal conditions are most often seen in the peak season of late September to early December or in the Spring months. Daku is not really surfed in Winter or Summer months except rare days when there’s big swell and little wind.
