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Subic
Bay is known for its
calm protected waters, while great
for most water sports it is exactly
what surfers do not want. A short
trip north from Subic Bay along
the National Highway brings you
to another coastline. Zambales Province
is located on the western coast
of Luzon and like many other surfing
locations in the Philippines have.
The coastline north of Subic Bay
is open to the South China Sea,
here you will find conditions much
more to the liking of surfers. The
waves are from soft to powerful,
but as with many locations in the
Philippines, inconsistent in size
and quality. Best waves are from
May to November. The town San Narciso
and it's neighbor. San Antonio are
the center of attention for this
areas surfing. Pundaquit is one
of the best surf spots in the whole
of Zambales. Pundaquit is based
in San Antonio and it is the fourth
town from the Subic Bay Freeport.
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It's
Subic town, Castillejos, San Marcelino
then San Antonio. Pundaquit is the nearest
surf destination from manila compared
to San Juan of La Union in the North (7
hours), Baler of Aurora in the West (10
hrs) and Siargao in Surigao in the South
(board on 2 planes to get to siargao).
At least a dozen good breaks are located
around San Narciso and its neighboring
towns. The waves vary for short boarders
to long boarders. One break, which is
right in front of Crystal Beach Resort,
is good for beginners because of its fun
waves. When waves are bigger, it can produce
good tubes and power for more experienced
surfers. San Narciso also features the
High 5 Lahar Break, considered the most
consistent break in Zambales.
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It
has a unique lahar bottom created
from the mud flow of Mount Pinatubo.
Another break influenced by the
volcano is the La Paz River Mouth
Break. The mouth of the Macolcol
River had massive lahar flows that
affected the surf. Just south of
San Narciso is the town of San Antonio
with it own collection of small
villages and nice breaks. San Miguel,
a village noted for its small fishing
fleet and a performing arts center,
has an interesting break that is
good when the swell is small. Here
one finds a right hander that breaks
over sand. Locals say this is a
good place to be when there is no
chance of good waves anywhere else.
Just to the south is Pundaquit with
a good break when the swell is bigger.
Offshore are the Capones Islands.
There are at least three reef breaks
located at Capones Island. Surfers
should be careful because some of
the breaks have very sharp coral
while others have been smoothed. |
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