With that swell direction, I can only dream of an East Cape break that rivals some the best surf points on the planet when it goes off.
Catch it if you can. Some years it never breaks. It is a rare gift when it does.
Let's hear if anyone was able to check it out.
My first time seeing it break was on my way back to 'Barrillitos' and stopped me dead in my tracks in the early 80's.
I could not get out there soon enough. Crowd? What crowd? A couple others eventually showed up. Sharing such perfection that day was a reward onto
itself.
The word in town was out the next day with a 'towny' crowd showing up.
The thing about this break is, it never lasts long enough. If you get a day, count yourselves as fortunate.
Over the decades during my East Cape times, there were barely a handful of times when it went off. I checked it numerous times in case the direction
might be enough to let swells get in there.
While solid Hawaiian size sw 15' to 20' waves were breaking a few miles away, it was flat!
It is more rare than Scorpion Bay going off, and anyone who knows Punta Pequena knows how particular a swell direction it takes for swells to get in
there.
Baja's rare gifts come in all kinds.
I recall sitting on the bluff and watching 1-2' perfection rolling in and listening to my short wave radio telling me the East Cape was going off big
time.
I packed up and was there the next day, and it was huge everywhere.
The East Cape was it for me for decades after. Glad I got it when I did.
Thanks for the memories Baja Sur. |
