Surf Exploring North West Luzon

"Seek and you shall find..."
Indeed, an epic find!
Thank you, Google Earth!👌
A trip with my friend Dads looking for uncrowded surf at the north west of Luzon.

[@mototrekkin777]

Salamat kuya! great find and great surfing.

[@dukhanglakwatsero3595]

super stoked! eto ung mga hinahanap kong surf content, keep it up sir! dreamy at glassy shetttt

[@user-tr8mw7ik8g]

Great video. that is a Jewell uncrowded, I think even the locals were surprised and amused by watching the surfers, as they have never ever seeing one...great spot!!!!

[@user-es9zg8on5e]

nice surf trip video!!

[@skyramafoil]

One of the last north swells as rainy hot season is coming. Epic little score my friend. Looks like a sleepy place to hang for awhile.

[@AbdelElecho]

It was the last hoorah for the Amihan season, when the wind turns to Habagat, there are spots nearby that looks promising. Beautiful place.

[@joeyymit]

Solid find sirs! 👌 Nakaka inspire din itong ginagawa niyo. Sana magawa ko rin hehe

[@jeykdeyn]

Grabeee!!! 😍😍😍

[@AbdelElecho]

Let's g!

[@danedjsvideos4128]

Been watching your vids for 6months or so and forgot to subscribe. Abdel , mate , you have made me a very happy man watching your real , genuine, no bs surf vids . I salute you . I enjoy every one of them and am now subscribed. Hope to meet you one day . We’ve got our land in Apaleng Santa Cruz and should be living there within 2 years . Keep making great vids and good luck on your surf adventures . Cheers 👍👍

[@AbdelElecho]

Thank you for appreciating my videos! Hope to see you in the line up!

[@bartholomewnathaniel807]

Mabuhay guys- As an American with a filipina wife we can definitely relate to your video- v. nice! Yeah- today were still back here in the USA- I'm retired and my wife Margie is working FT- and we both wish we could be back there- so do keep making video's and enjoy!!!!!!!!!! PS Maybe this coming Jan, '24 ?????

[@guillerespiritu]

Nice sir, I enjoyed your vlog. Ganda ng spot!

[@AbdelElecho]

Salamat!

[@okinawasurfspots3184]

Nice video, love your show, I will bring plenty of wax to share around when I make my surf trip to Philippines🤙🏽

[@AbdelElecho]

Thank you!

[@jpdeguzman9423]

Ganda ng last spot, kap! Nice capture 🤙🏼

[@AbdelElecho]

Thanks bro. Yes, sorbrang ganda ng spot na yon.

[@stevenoshea9282]

yep surfed that area for 20 years, fortunately you didnt peg the right place for those conditions.when its north and onshore it hard there feb,march better it more offshore in that location in northern season. the boat place i know to. great you didnt let on cheers

[@JanJanadventure-wm6lk]

never been to ph but it looks likes bolinoa, nice camera work catching the color of the water and nice barrles.

[@piringmichaeljordanh9764]

lupet sir!

[@AbdelElecho]

Thanks!

[@lloydacha3395]

Nice! Sana maka experience din ako nito!

[@AbdelElecho]

Thanks. Start searching 😊

[@WorkingClassMedia]

ganda dyan lods

[@Letsgo_ray]

Nice rip mga pre! LA fan 🤙

[@fredericvasquez4254]

Abdel "Lord of Stoke" Elecho! Kaupay nga video! Keep it up padi!

[@AbdelElecho]

Salamat padi!

[@skyramafoil]

Brah that right point was so epic offshore and dreamy 💥🔥🤯 keep the videos coming.

[@AbdelElecho]

Yes, it was epic. Been looking on that spot on Google earth for a while.

[@akihirosato5200]

Maganda ng beach 🏝️🤙👏👏👏👏

[@AbdelElecho]

Yes, white sand, very clear waters.

[@williamhanley7031]

There are I say thousands and thousands of untouched surf out there in this world. Alot unreachable.

[@noelcruz6276]

Abdel, you sound and look so real! This video is the best I've seen so far. I'm going to San Juan next weekend and would like to try surfing. I can ski and snowboard. Is February a good time to surf?

[@AbdelElecho]

Thanks! It's the surf season now for San Juan.

[@-.John.Doe.-]

It's great that you don't reveal the locations of the spots. The search is really a huge part of the trip.

[@AbdelElecho]

For me, the search is the most exciting part of surfing. I wont reveal the not so famous spot, its up to them to look for it.

[@PhantaseaTV]

Won't make an ounce of difference if this is truly the northwest. I've lived here for ten years and have published numerous videos and books with maps etc... and still the only foreigner who's ventured to my village since covid was some Russian dude who doesn't even surf. Everyone talks hush hush but the truth is, they are just keyboard coveters because nobody really gives a f*ck about NW PI. It is temperamental up here and not convenient to get around. Millions of waves go unridden here each year, people would rather spend their hard-earned travel money on Indo or some other more reliable locale.

[@-.John.Doe.-]

@@PhantaseaTV wrong pal, I've been living in Indonesia for the last 20 years full time, and breaks off the beaten track have been ruined thanks to some clueless Indonesians coming to the areas with promises of a better life thanks to the worst you can do in the surfing universe (surf schools, contests, international exposure, etc). In the end once the place is ruined the visitors move on and what's left is a socio economic disaster. Some places are better left untouched, even though it means a lack of development for the locals. It's not up to any outsider to judge what's best for those living there. And it's not nice to bring the worst to them, tourism if not strictly controlled is a death sentence for any area. @AbdelElecho is right not revealing any names. Nobody wants to see some laid-back places turn into a surfing oriented shit show. Even war torn places can radically change within a couple of years for the worst, I'll cite Aceh in Sumatra as an example. Keep it quiet and low key if you found gold before you get stripped and discarded before you even got time to say WTF...Surfing is always best uncrowded.

[@PhantaseaTV]

@@-.John.Doe.- Buddy, first of all, they claim this video is of NW Philippines but those spots are only a few hours drive from Manila. Go to the true NW (Ilocos Norte, Cagayan) and its a frontier with barely any takers. Its tough to get to and even harder to score. Where I live the villagers are dirt poor and me and one other Aussie have been the only "outside help" they've ever gotten. We have introduced surfing to some young locals and it has given them an outlet and healthy diversion from an otherwise hardscrabble life. Years go by in and out and all I hear from people that don't even live here (mostly foreigners overseas) is your mantra don't expose the spots, but they never ever fricken come here at all, they never come to interact with the village or provide any kind of support. They just sit behind their keyboards and flame about not exposing spots they never invest any time money or effort in, at least where I live. Now generally I agree, brash commercialization of spots leads to destruction and decay all around. But there is something called sustainable tourism. Mind you, the real threat we face is restriction of access and destruction of waves, not overcrowding. Would be wonderful to have some keyboard warriors actually come out here and be a real person for a change, and get involved in the real daily issues we face. I literally see millions of empty waves go unridden each year in over 100 spots, so take your greed and stuff it.

[@fibqou6648]

Ang sarap lang...

[@godfreybala6868]

Wow I need to retire in the PI 🙏🏽

[@peacepuffz]

Hey mate have you ever Surfed a right off Bobon Beach futher up in Burgos?

[@ThomasC951]

Great footage. Do you know where is the most consistent surf in Phillipines?

[@AbdelElecho]

Thank you. Siargao, Calicoan Island in Samar, Pagupod, Catanduanes and spots in Mindanao on the east side. This would be my pick for consitent surf.

[@ThomasC951]

Thanks! Trying to determine where to go. Crowd9 area seems too busy

[@Jeff-nx2rw]

Where is this place sir?

[@MiguelVaest]

Somewhere out there, Pangasinan, Google Earth then Satellite, makikita siya. solid mga sir! 🤙

[@user-ig6cd3vx4n]

idol pa arbor naman ng surf bord.. surf tayu baler bech idol.. ganda ng mga surf nyu

[@conjit09]

Pagudpud po ba ito?..

[@kennethtolentino7839]

Abagatanen sir at patar?

[@sharkinc1]

I appreciate you keeping the locations on the down low. Can you please suggest some good locations for me when I come from California? I did Siargao this year but next year I want to do North of Manila, east and west coast. Is Dec and January good for a beginner intermediate surfer? Thanks bro. Oh... Use more English or run some translations. My girl is getting sick of me saying "what he say?"

[@AbdelElecho]

Yeah better to keep it that way, most of the places that i go are not yet welknown. West coast has good waves and sunny days by December till March. La Union and nearby places (south and north) has decent waves and no crowd at all. Just message me before you come. I will try to do a caption/translation on my future videos. Speaking english all the time on my vlog is hard 😅 Thanks for the support🙏

[@sharkinc1]

@@AbdelElecho I was thinking about a 2-4 week around the whole north. East and west. Maybe I can rent a sleeping van? Or take the bus to somewhere north and look for a vehicle that I can rent and maybe sleep in some nights. Let me know if you have ideas. I see some of your other videos have the maps and your route etc. Probably beaches best for me will be more easy to access. Not through harsh terrain and jungle. Even though those are the best, I will probably not drive motorcycle.

[@user-tr8mw7ik8g]

@@AbdelElecho whats the name of the surf break in this video? whats the location (the west north is huge haha). great videos Kuya!!!!

[@xednapus9015]

saan po yan sir?

[@EeroMartinez]

Using visual clues sa vid mo sir, may idea na ako saan yan! Haha pero good job not revealing the location! Next is me to pin point na lang exact spot! 🤙🏼

[@AbdelElecho]

Not that hard to search. I actually found this scouring on Google Earth. Just needs a big swell.

[@joselitobarrion9340]

Sarap pota!

[@aerondean]

Have you surfed in zambale

[@AbdelElecho]

Zambales. Yes many times.

[@jerichojamespiol5862]

sir anong pong location nito , salamat

[@kaimadigan5558]

ilang years po kayo bago matutu mag short board

[@AbdelElecho]

I started surfing on shortboard as we don't have have longboard. I learned the hard way. Back in the days, surboards and gears were hard to find.

[@kaimadigan5558]

@@AbdelElecho Wow!!!! thats amazing, I been surfing using a 9 board for 3 months, all I can say I can catch unbroken waves na using long board but when I tried a 6 sobrang hirap sumusubsub ako lagi although kaya ko na syang i paddle pero na hihirapan ako sa take off, gusto ko talaga matuto ng short board.

[@AbdelElecho]

@@kaimadigan5558 Get better on the longboard first, give it a year, then you can try mid length like 7 ft fun board, then later on once you get better, try a high volume shortboard. The secret is just surf more 🙂

[@kaimadigan5558]

@@AbdelElecho thank you sir, hope makasama minsan sa surfride mo.

[@maribelabbott8294]

Sir. Saan po na lugar yan? Any more clue?

[@AbdelElecho]

Easy to find on google earth :-)

[@stok-ed70]

@@AbdelElecho anong date kayo nag punta sir?

[@captainconsumer]

Badoc Island diba

[@PhantaseaTV]

nope

[@papasherwin]

bolinao?

[@AbdelElecho]

Hundred islands 😀

[@IdkwhatdoIwrite]

nice pre. pabulong kung saan haha

[@AbdelElecho]

Hundred islands :-)

[@dean19641000]

😂😂 yes it's ture it's not destination it how y get there's iam 58 from Australia Aussie surfers who discovered bail Philippines and Thailand for me it's sad that these places have be come so easy to get to and full of young rude backpackers and sad that lot of places I travel to I don't Want to visit modern day tourism destroys local culture and I see local people chang too now they chase dollars chang vibe of once we're ture paradise 😢 even in my place Australia like

[@user-tr8mw7ik8g]

You are absolutely right!!!!

[@user-tr8mw7ik8g]

Location please name of the area please?