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Puerto Escondido, Mexico

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About Puerto Escondido

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

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

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 26). The sea is about 28°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 31°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Puerto Escondido. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

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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).

    See flights MDW → PXM · Skyscanner from about £225 returnAd

  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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Where it is

Puerto Escondido on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct08knside1.8 mwaves
Mon 19Oct07knoffnot safe1.6 mwaves
Tue 20Oct06knoffnot safe1.4 mwaves
Wed 21Oct08knoffnot safe1.5 mwaves
Thu 22Oct07knoffnot safe1.5 mwaves
Fri 23Oct07knon1.5 mwaves
Sat 24Oct011knside-on1.3 mwaves
Sun 25Oct010knside1.5 mwaves
Mon 26Oct013knside1.4 mwaves
Tue 27Oct011knside-on1.4 mwaves

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. 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
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 0 kn gusting 6, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.4 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 8, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.5 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 7, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.5 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 7, onshore. Water: waves 1.5 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 11, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.3 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

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

Rough cost

About £585–£1,105 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £225–£470
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £160–£265
  • Food £150–£280

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