hi! sobrang gusto ko matuto mag surf.. may ma ssuggest po ba kau na ok na place to learn surfing? im from manila and i wanna try it on apr19 (hopefully :p) may waves kaya ngayon? :p

i suggest you try la union: sand ang bottom so you won't get hurt easily; consistent ang alon so you won't get disppointed mostly (but call a local and check forecast first - wetsand.com, see below for cel number); lots of surf instructors; established surfing community;  and easy to go to (just take a bus - partas is choice of the moment - once you get off at urbiztondo, san juan, la union, the surf resorts are there.)  partas conductors even wake you up when you get there (just tell them you'll get off at "sebay" - its a surf resort there that was once a stop-over of buses so conductors are faimilar with it.)

lemon dines is the president of la union surf club 09197650707. he'll help you get instructor (he teaches himself), board rentals, accommodation.

zambales is also good.  but the wave is not consistent now (it will be when its "south swell" which starts in july.  depending on the season, waves either come from the south or north, those facing the south get south swell, etc. its north swell now) and you have to take several rides to go to the surf spots. or bring a car. check forecast and call a local before you go.

dodo ramos is the president of zambales surfing association 09202504008.  he owns crystal beach resort (which has one of the 2 popular surf breaks in the province) and he also single-handedly developed zambales as a surfing destination.  the other surf break is pundakit. you can contact nora 09182788188 (owner of a resort named after her) or wilson 09218037158 (a surf instructor).

daet is also okay. call jan 09157699224

do surf, it'll change your life (from the movie "pointbreak")

good luck.

btw, r u from metro?

if you're from vismin, you can check calicoan (reef/sand), siargao (reef/point)and lanuza (sand/reef/point).

punta ka daet sa april 11 para sa bantayog fest and surfing comp. marami willing mag turo dun.

on April 6th, 2008, 7:17pm, manilalokal wrote:i suggest you try la union: sand ang bottom so you won't get hurt easily; consistent ang alon so you won't get disppointed mostly (but call a local and check forecast first - wetsand.com, see below for cel number); lots of surf instructors; established surfing community;  and easy to go to (just take a bus - partas is choice of the moment - once you get off at urbiztondo, san juan, la union, the surf resorts are there.)  partas conductors even wake you up when you get there (just tell them you'll get off at "sebay" - its a surf resort there that was once a stop-over of buses so conductors are faimilar with it.)

lemon dines is the president of la union surf club 09197650707. he'll help you get instructor (he teaches himself), board rentals, accommodation.

zambales is also good.  but the wave is not consistent now (it will be when its "south swell" which starts in july.  depending on the season, waves either come from the south or north, those facing the south get south swell, etc. its north swell now) and you have to take several rides to go to the surf spots. or bring a car. check forecast and call a local before you go.

dodo ramos is the president of zambales surfing association 09202504008.  he owns crystal beach resort (which has one of the 2 popular surf breaks in the province) and he also single-handedly developed zambales as a surfing destination.  the other surf break is pundakit. you can contact nora 09182788188 (owner of a resort named after her) or wilson 09218037158 (a surf instructor).

daet is also okay. call jan 09157699224

do surf, it'll change your life (from the movie "pointbreak")

good luck.

on April 6th, 2008, 7:49pm, v0rtex wrote:btw, r u from metro?

if you're from vismin, you can check calicoan (reef/sand), siargao (reef/point)and lanuza (sand/reef/point).

on April 7th, 2008, 3:59am, RavewavE wrote:punta ka daet sa april 11 para sa bantayog fest and surfing comp. marami willing mag turo dun.

astig lahat ng contact numbers andito !!!! ang galeng salamat manilalokal..  

on April 7th, 2008, 3:59am, RavewavE wrote:punta ka daet sa april 11 para sa bantayog fest and surfing comp. marami willing mag turo dun.

hindi ako sure ah. pero its about 500 for 2 hours kasama na board and instructor.

sana kung makasama ka sa amin, may mga kaibigan ako pwede mag turo, libre lang for at most 1 hour.

on April 7th, 2008, 4:56pm, RavewavE wrote:hindi ako sure ah. pero its about 500 for 2 hours kasama na board and instructor.

sana kung makasama ka sa amin, may mga kaibigan ako pwede mag turo, libre lang for at most 1 hour.

sorry nasa office ako, wala ako ym dito. pm mko number mo then i will call u.

till sunday kami. last trip 10pm ng philtranco to pasay.

la union surf lesson rate is P200 instructor and P200 board rental or P400 per hour. it varies, but not much.

i don't know about zambales and daet.  the same yata.

its cheaper if you get them for 1 day or whole weekend (package).

good luck.