Por Anonymous , 06-09-2006

Surfed it in June - We had mixed new SW swell / old SW swell while in town. Tule was junky (bad cross-shore winds), not very lined up and it was 1/3 the size of Costa Azul breaks. Even on our last day, which was solid, fresh SW head-high++ swell at Zippers, the Rock and Old Man's, it was only 2' here.

BTW - I'm the guy who scored it really, really good in 2001 (post below). Since then I've been back every year (twice in '03) and it has been an unremarkable wave. Every time though I run into one or two people living down there who tell me it still turns on and gets really good a few times a year w/ a strong SE and good offshores.

Shipwrecks sucked (size but no direction - not surprised as I get that place sooo rarely) and further out the cape it was marginally better. Very glad I brought the longboard. Ha - I say that after every Cabo trip, because even if you score3 good solid surf there are so many breaks that IMO are simply better ridden on something that can plane...

Por anonymous , 15-02-2006

It used to be good! - It used to be good!

Por anonymous , 07-07-2005

Has it got it's shape back? - Headed down end of July. Want to know if the reef has sorted itself out yet after 2003 hurricane. Anyone?

Por Rusty Delphringger , 28-04-2005

Tule Mafia - The only reason I'm writing this is because I would feel guilty if I at least didn't come clean with a warning. Our rental jeep had its tires slashed, and wind shield smashed in. The two locals in a green cherokee didn't even smash and dash. When we saw that they didn't feel the need to flee after such a brazen act, we knew we were in trouble but didn't know what to do. So we stayed put, hoping they would get bored and leave. They waited for us another good 45 minutes to get out of the water! If it wasn't getting dark we would have stayed out there forever. To make a long and frightening story short, we approached our wounded ride, and the two slickster in the cherokee waved us over to their car. When we got just close enough, they both lifted up their shirts as they sat there, showing us the guns that they both had in their waistbands. They just sat there grinning for a while, obviously enjoying the panicked paleface gringos who had both just hit an even more scared shitless shade of pale. Then the driver, with words he had obviously used before in english said, "The waves are very bad here. Very bad. Zippers is a better place for you. Go now so it's better for you." He gestured North-ish up the beach and said, "Better waves for you up there. Better for you. Better go now." Then he put his windows up to take advance of the AC and waited right there until we rode out to the bridge on our rims. When we told the police, they laughed at us and told us not to smoke mota and hallucinate about things.

Por Dutch , 11-03-2005

Pff - Those are the worst El Tule pics i've seen (if they are even the spot). I have a few, but i'd rather keep them private.

Por TomE , 04-03-2005

two stars - El Tule is way to inconsistent, due to the wash that dumps debri into the water. Surfed Tule last Aug. 04, locals broke our window, and my buddy had his foot ripped open by jagged rebar that reared itself at lowtide. Long Story short, Zippers, Zippers, Zippers.

Por anonymous , 03-06-2004

So Marty really messed it up, eh? - We escaped last September on the last flight out of SJD before it rolled Cabo and La Paz. Not surprised, by the time we caught our flight half of San Jose was three feet under water, the road across the estuary had completely washed out and half the hillside above Costa Azul had come down across the highway. Gnarly stuff. I was picturing this break getting better and better with all the sand and rock pushin down through the arroyo. Sad to hear that it got messed up because I went down with four buddies in Sept 2001 and we scored it a littel bigger and a little freightier every day until our last, when it was 3' overhead and screaming down the line. Unfortunately, this was the only reliable place anywhere near San Lucas, so I'd further advise staying north in Todos (between Oct and March) or down in San Jose (between April through September).

Por Matt G , 22-05-2004

the truth of el tule - years ago, el tule was a good wave. it is at the mouth of a large arroyo that turns into an extremely dangerous torrent of water, sand, debris and lord knows what else and is at the mercy of severe hurricane flooding. The bridge never seems to be repaired properly and ultimately washes out. A few years ago and i can't quite remember which hurricane was responsible, the semi-point was completely filled in with sand, rock, and the spot became one big close out. although it started to make some strides to offer a smigen of shape, last season's hurricane Marty came in and destroyed what little progress had been made and once again, the wave sucks. This is unfortunate because this area is pathetic when you compare how many miles of coastline that receive swell with less than one handfull of surfable spots. Maybe in years to come, it could regain some of it's past glory but I don't see it happening anytime soon. That being said, I recommend this to all bodyboarders.

Por anonymous , 10-05-2004

I agree... - This place is definately hit or miss. I have to say though, I surfed this place so good one time. It reminded me of V-Land on Oahu. No shit! It was that good.

Por justin , 30-04-2004

Fickle - This place can get heavy and be totally sick. It also can be consitently shitty. The rocky cobblestone bottom changes from season to season with the runoff from the arroyo. Any given winter, it might set up differently than you remember it. I've spent weeks checking it and seeing nothing by 1ft high rolling lines of white water while Zippers and the Rock were going off up the road. I've also seen it be the heaviest spot on the corridor, snapping dude's long boards and shit.