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 experts: 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 expert 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Puerto Escondido: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Zicatela5 kmabout 10 min by car5 ft723 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, fair4 ft474 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, too small4 ft403 kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore, too small4 ft357 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small4 ft463 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small5 ft461 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, too small4 ft379 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Zicatela: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Zicatela, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct47, fair5 ft12 shollow723kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots31°C
Mon 19Oct33, too small4 ft12 shollow474kJwind from the north, 2 knots31°C
Tue 20Oct34, too small4 ft11 shollow403kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore31°C
Wed 21Oct28, too small4 ft11 shollow357kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct32, too small4 ft12 shollow463kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore31°C
Fri 23Oct35, too small5 ft11 shollow461kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct30, too small4 ft11 shollow379kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots30°C
Carrizalillo1.4 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft723 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, fair4 ft474 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore, too small4 ft403 kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore, too small4 ft357 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small4 ft463 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small5 ft461 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, fair4 ft379 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Carrizalillo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Carrizalillo, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct46, fair5 ft12 sslab723kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots31°C
Mon 19Oct34, too small4 ft12 shollow474kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore31°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small4 ft11 shollow403kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore31°C
Wed 21Oct29, too small4 ft11 shollow357kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct33, too small4 ft12 shollow463kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore31°C
Fri 23Oct38, fair5 ft11 shollow461kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct32, too small4 ft11 shollow379kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots30°C
Puerto Escondido1.9 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft723 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, fair4 ft474 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore, too small4 ft403 kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore, too small4 ft357 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small4 ft463 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small5 ft461 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, fair4 ft379 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Puerto Escondido: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Puerto Escondido, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct46, fair5 ft12 ssoft723kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots31°C
Mon 19Oct34, too small4 ft12 ssoft474kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore31°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small4 ft11 ssoft403kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore31°C
Wed 21Oct29, too small4 ft11 ssoft357kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct33, too small4 ft12 ssoft463kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore31°C
Fri 23Oct38, fair5 ft11 ssoft461kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct32, too small4 ft11 ssoft379kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots30°C
Puerto Escondido Left2.2 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft723 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, fair4 ft474 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore, too small4 ft403 kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore, too small4 ft357 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small4 ft463 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small5 ft461 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, fair4 ft379 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Puerto Escondido Left: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Puerto Escondido Left, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct46, fair5 ft12 ssoft723kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots31°C
Mon 19Oct34, too small4 ft12 ssoft474kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore31°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small4 ft11 ssoft403kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore31°C
Wed 21Oct29, too small4 ft11 ssoft357kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct33, too small4 ft12 ssoft463kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore31°C
Fri 23Oct38, fair5 ft11 ssoft461kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct32, too small4 ft11 ssoft379kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 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

Windsurf near Puerto Escondido