"Private K59"
I built the gate here at K59 to keep international surf travellers out and to keep this amazing wave for myself and the guys paying $100 at the surf hotel. After these last years however and seeing how the other points like Sunzal and Zonte have benefited the local villagers (many of these families live hand to mouth) through rented rooms and restaurants I realise that I have made the classic gringo mistake of coming down here and trying to buy the place !!! K59 is an El Salvadorean public access beach and nothing will EVER change that. Please come down, support the locals and most importantly respect us.
Harley
comment by tommo, 2008-01-17 23:24:32
Perfect K 59 for the first time 18.1.2008
I been to K59 6 times before and it always was shit but this morning 7 am it was great!!!! big barreling 8 10 feet waves long rides up to 300 mtrs IF it has the right conditions its a great place though many people there I been there 6 times before and i was disappointed got my flip flops stolen and had to walk back to the road on my boogie fins because the stones were boiling. if you come by car park it at the tienda shop just shortly before the path down, the people will guard it and appreciate a 1 $ donation for that. The conditions of this perfect day were 5 feet frequency 18 seconds and almost no wind 12 people out half local half gringo but relaxed athmoshere
you don t have to pay nobody!!! to enter and its easy to find If it works its almost as good as punta roca
comment by con huevos...pura vida gringos, 2007-07-23 07:52:10
are you kidding?
are saying that punta roca is soft...got it in early april 2007 last 2 days of the trip was DOH+ and only punta was holdiing, guys making hawaiin drops on that wave and getting worked, not as impressive as pipe, but none the less an amazing wave with offshores and size, has plenty of juice and technical take offs on big days,saw four broken boards that day and buckled my board...sounds like you didn't catch it really good!
comment by , 2008-04-09 01:20:46