You have to drive down a washboard road for about an hour and a half. You catch the road near the El Presidente hotel in San Jose Del Cabo, and it comes out near shipwrecks.
This spot usually will have a crowd during the summer months when it breaks best. Never really bad though, because it is pretty desolate out there. Everyone pretty much drives in and camps for extended stays. It all depends on the crew, some are cool and some are dicks. Most of them of from California or Canada.
Crowded and over hyped
If there is a swell and ships is breaking don't go there expecting to have it all to yourself, this summer a bunch of SD idiots were there all the time filling up the line-up and surfing like they were in a contest(fighting for every single scrap like hungry dogs), really ruined it for everyone else. They pulled up blaring aweful music with two car loads of fools, set up cameras on tripods and just made it feel like a crowded day in SD. The wave is ok, its a right hand reef break that has a little juice and is pretty fast but doesn't really barrel unless its just rediculously macking. Only one or two take-off spots so if there are more than 8 people out its lame.
comment by Darth Hideous, 2007-06-05 19:56:06
Cold Beer at Shipwreck
Just surfed Shipwreck this weekend, June 2-3, with the crowd jockeying to scrape rides from a 3-5 ft swell producing head high to overhead walls. The main attraction was sectiony, and somewhat crumbly but had some juice, while the real deal was a short, powerful, fast, uncrowded left just down the beach. Most importantly there is a beer stand on the road above the break, where you see an old dusty "Coca Cola" sign. The caballero that lives there doesn't speak english, but he supplements his income by selling ice cold cerveza and snack foods. Do him and yourself a favor and stop by for a cold one in the shade, after your session... He takes U.S dollars.
comment by Jason, 2007-03-20 02:07:09
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One of my best friend's has a house right next to the weird painted pseudo bed and breakfast. Surfed it, sponged it, and assorted spots down the road, it seemed like more of a long boarding wave the few times Ive been there. Im actually going this weekened so we'll see. I rode some atvs south for like 35 minutes and found an outside reef firing a few overhead when ships was at like 3-4 foot dribble. Waters looked sharky and it was a long way down that shady cliff or a 1/2 mile paddle from any easily accesible land. Wondering if anyone knows where Im taking about. Cool spot though, the village is tight too, never seen someone roasting pig skin on the street before. Illllllllllllll.
comment by J, 2007-07-24 21:42:55