High 5 Lahar is also in San Narciso at the Macolcol River mouth. It is a great wave that can always be relied upon when all else appears doomed. The break is formed on the Lahar rather than on the sand bottom. The Lahar is a by product of the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991.

      Type of break: beach

      Bottom: sand

      Type of wave: occasionally barreling

      Size of wave: 6-10 feet

      Direction: both depending on the swell

      Average length of ride 50-80 meters

    Suitable for: beginners (depending on the size),intermediate level & kamikazes.

Best time: from June to December and when there is a typhoon.

How to get there:

From Manila it is a two to three hour air conditioned bus trip. The buses leave from Manila roughly every hour from 06:00am. These buses will take you through to Olongapo which is the southern gateway,or further,depending on which bus you catch.

From Olongapo buses ply the coastal highway all the way up to Santa Cruz,which is the northernmost town of Zambales. The buses are frequent and you can catch glimpses of the surf out of the left hand side of the northbound bus.