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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

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Carrizalillo1.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft704 kJ

4 ft474 kJ

4 ft405 kJ

4 ft357 kJ

4 ft463 kJ

4 ft488 kJ

4 ft339 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Carrizalillo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	5 ft12 sslab	704kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	63, good	4 ft12 shollow	474kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	4 ft11 shollow	405kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	31°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	357kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft12 shollow	463kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	64, good	4 ft12 shollow	488kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	30°C
Sat 24Oct	65, good	4 ft11 shollow	339kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	30°C

Puerto Escondido1.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft704 kJ

4 ft474 kJ

4 ft405 kJ

4 ft357 kJ

4 ft463 kJ

4 ft488 kJ

4 ft339 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Puerto Escondido, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	5 ft12 ssoft	704kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	63, good	4 ft12 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	4 ft11 ssoft	405kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	31°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft11 ssoft	357kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft12 ssoft	463kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	64, good	4 ft12 ssoft	488kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	30°C
Sat 24Oct	65, good	4 ft11 ssoft	339kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	30°C

Puerto Escondido Left2.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft704 kJ

4 ft474 kJ

4 ft405 kJ

4 ft357 kJ

4 ft463 kJ

4 ft488 kJ

4 ft339 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Puerto Escondido Left, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	5 ft12 ssoft	704kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	63, good	4 ft12 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	4 ft11 ssoft	405kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	31°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft11 ssoft	357kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft12 ssoft	463kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	64, good	4 ft12 ssoft	488kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	30°C
Sat 24Oct	65, good	4 ft11 ssoft	339kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	30°C

Zicatela5 kmabout 10 min by carExperts only

5 ft723 kJ

4 ft474 kJ

4 ft403 kJ

4 ft357 kJ

4 ft463 kJ

5 ft461 kJ

4 ft379 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Zicatela, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	47, fair	5 ft12 shollow	723kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	33, too small	4 ft12 shollow	474kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	31°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	4 ft11 shollow	403kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore	31°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 shollow	357kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 shollow	463kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	35, too small	5 ft11 shollow	461kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	4 ft11 shollow	379kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	30°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

Puerto Escondido 1.1 km · stays here

Windsurf near Puerto Escondido

Puerto Escondido 1.1 km · stays here

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Where it is

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