Puerto Escondido, Mexico

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About Puerto Escondido

Puerto Escondido is a town in Oaxaca, Mexico. From Puerto Escondido you can reach 4 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Puerto Escondido, a kite and windsurf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 194 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is PXM, 2 km away.

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Staying in Puerto Escondido

  • 194 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: PXM, 2 km, HUX, 88 km, OAX, 131 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Puerto Escondido.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Puerto Escondido each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Puerto Escondido: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Carrizalillo1.4 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft497 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft408 kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft385 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft486 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft461 kJwind from the south-west, 1 knot, good, best spot that day4 ft370 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft269 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, good, best spot that day
All readings for Carrizalillo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Carrizalillo, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct63, good4 ft12 shollow497kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore31°C
Tue 20Oct70, good4 ft11 shollow408kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore31°C
Wed 21Oct66, good4 ft11 shollow385kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct68, good4 ft12 shollow486kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore31°C
Fri 23Oct64, good4 ft12 shollow461kJwind from the south-west, 1 knot30°C
Sat 24Oct63, good4 ft11 shollow370kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots30°C
Sun 25Oct63, good4 ft9 shollow269kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots30°C
Puerto Escondido1.9 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft497 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft408 kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft385 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft486 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft461 kJwind from the south-west, 1 knot, good, best spot that day4 ft370 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft269 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, good, best spot that day
All readings for Puerto Escondido: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Puerto Escondido, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct63, good4 ft12 ssoft497kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore31°C
Tue 20Oct70, good4 ft11 ssoft408kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore31°C
Wed 21Oct66, good4 ft11 ssoft385kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct68, good4 ft12 ssoft486kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore31°C
Fri 23Oct64, good4 ft12 ssoft461kJwind from the south-west, 1 knot30°C
Sat 24Oct63, good4 ft11 ssoft370kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots30°C
Sun 25Oct63, good4 ft9 ssoft269kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots30°C
Puerto Escondido Left2.2 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft497 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft408 kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft385 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft486 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft461 kJwind from the south-west, 1 knot, good, best spot that day4 ft370 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft269 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, good, best spot that day
All readings for Puerto Escondido Left: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Puerto Escondido Left, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct63, good4 ft12 ssoft497kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore31°C
Tue 20Oct70, good4 ft11 ssoft408kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore31°C
Wed 21Oct66, good4 ft11 ssoft385kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct68, good4 ft12 ssoft486kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore31°C
Fri 23Oct64, good4 ft12 ssoft461kJwind from the south-west, 1 knot30°C
Sat 24Oct63, good4 ft11 ssoft370kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots30°C
Sun 25Oct63, good4 ft9 ssoft269kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots30°C
Zicatela5 kmabout 10 min by carExperts only4 ft497 kJwind from the north, 2 knots4 ft408 kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore4 ft385 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore4 ft486 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore5 ft473 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots5 ft420 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots4 ft291 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots
All readings for Zicatela: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Zicatela, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct34, too small4 ft12 shollow497kJwind from the north, 2 knots31°C
Tue 20Oct34, too small4 ft11 shollow408kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore31°C
Wed 21Oct28, too small4 ft11 shollow385kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct32, too small4 ft12 shollow486kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore31°C
Fri 23Oct35, too small5 ft11 shollow473kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct32, too small5 ft11 shollow420kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots30°C
Sun 25Oct34, too small4 ft9 shollow291kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots30°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Puerto Escondido, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Puerto Escondido

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