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Puerto Escondido, Mexico

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About Puerto Escondido

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (214°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (34°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.3 km out (1 in 435). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 28°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 31°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually November, with about 6 good days in 7; in May and June, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Puerto Escondido, 1.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 12 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PXM, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).

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  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Puerto Escondido.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct575 ft12 ssoft704kJ31°C
Mon 19Oct644 ft12 ssoft474kJ31°C
Tue 20Oct724 ft11 ssoft405kJ31°C
Wed 21Oct664 ft11 ssoft357kJ31°C
Thu 22Oct714 ft12 ssoft463kJ31°C
Fri 23Oct614 ft12 ssoft488kJ31°C
Sat 24Oct654 ft11 ssoft339kJ30°C
Sun 25Oct614 ft8 ssoft193kJ30°C
Mon 26Oct553 ft7 smushy113kJ31°C
Tue 27Oct473 ft11 ssoft162kJ30°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to PXM, changing at DFW, then 25 min by road. About 12h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Puerto Escondido

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Puerto Escondido

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 1 kn (1 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Puerto Escondido

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Puerto Escondido

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Puerto Escondido

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to PXM, changing at DFW, then 25 min by road. About 12h door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Puerto Escondido each day: Carrizalillo, Puerto Escondido, Puerto Escondido Left, Zicatela.

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Rough cost

About £650–£1,210 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PXM, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£225–£470
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£160–£265
Food7 days eating out£150–£280
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£650–£1,210

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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