10/28/2026 | Press release | Archived content
The now-famous righthander of Cloud 9 on Siargao Island is a thick, pitching peak takeoff over a reef shelf followed by a hollow section and a clean exit into the channel or a pinching section, depending on swell direction. The wave works best on typhoon swells from chest-shoulder high up to triple overhead+ at peak high tide. On a clean easterly swell and offshore SW wind, Cloud 9 can be mechanically perfect, with a guaranteed barrel on every wave. (Note: The WSL Philippines Pro runs from Oct 31-Nov 10.)