Surfing at Cabo Surf

Who knew Cabo had surfing? Surprisingly, it has quite a few surfing spots like Costa Azul, Playa Cerritos, East Cape to name a few. I had the luck to surf at the Playa Acapulquito located in front of the Cabo Surf Hotel. Not only is this a great ocean spot for beginners as well as medium level surfers, they have an experienced and well prepared surf school on site - the Mike Doyle Surf School.

The surf school provides everything from boards to rashguards to booties. If you choose to take lessons, which I did, there are a three excellent instructors on site to choose from - Miguel, Daniel and Hector. My instructor was Hector, who has been at Cabo Surf the longest - about 10+ years. Your lesson will start with an instructional video of pro tips and precautions. Next you must practice your form on the beach. Good form is everything! Once you feel confidant its time to hit the ocean and catch the perfect wave.

The water that day was clear as glass, warm and pretty much perfect. Although there are some rocky spots Hector made sure I knew where those were and how to avoid them. Sometimes when you're up there and you fall its hard to know what exactly happened. Luckily, he watches everything you do with a pro eye so when you come back he has a critique of what exactly went wrong. Baby steps everyone, be patient with your selves. I know I had to!



Once you catch your first wave it is a feeling you will never forget and it is actually quite addicting. Hector's enthusiasm is apparent when he encourages you to take a wave and when you catch one its almost as if he has too! My favorite part is his help; his help with paddling out there, pushing your board to add to the initial momentum riding the wave and avoiding any huge waves about to crash in your face.

I underestimated the energy it takes to paddle out there. But fighting waves and current is hard! After an hour and a half I was tired and had to go in. As someone who doesn't often get the opportunity to surf though, this was an experience I will never forget. When leaving I discovered most people feel that way. A surprising amount of tourists recognized Hector and would sometimes talk to him about a lesson they had 4 years ago. "Hey, you taught me how to surf!" was a common exclamation. It is obvious its not just me, surfing at Cabo Surf with Hector as your surfing instructor is really an experience for the memory books.
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