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Marco Hasbun El Salvador, El Zunzal

9:49 am 18 May 2011

Puerto Escondido ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 3.5
Wind and kite surfing: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Puerto Escondido Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Mexico – Oaxaca)

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Name: Puerto Escondido
Type: beach and point
Reliability: very consistent
Best Swell: SSW Offshore Wind: NNE

Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca is an exposed beach and point break that has very reliable surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the north northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rips and sharks.

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Overall Puerto Escondido Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Puerto Escondido:

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Closest break Zicatela 0 mi
Second closest break La Punta 4 mi
Third closest break Barra de Colotepec 7 mi
Fourth closest break Zepotonengo 21 mi
Fifth closest break Topleca 30 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Puerto Escondido:

Closest wave buoy Bay of Campeche Buoy 469 mi
Second closest wave buoy West Gulf Buoy 719 mi
Third closest wave buoy Corpus Christi Buoy 766 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Freeport Buoy 838 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Yucatan Basin Buoy 838 mi

Tide stations nearest to Puerto Escondido:

Closest tide station Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico 40 mi
Second closest tide station Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico 126 mi
Third closest tide station Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico 201 mi
Fourth closest tide station Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico (2) 219 mi
Fifth closest tide station Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico 220 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Puerto Escondido:

Closest ski area Ski Apache (United States) 1319 mi
Second closest ski area Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States) 1434 mi
Third closest ski area Sandia Peak (United States) 1458 mi
Fourth closest ski area Ski Santa Fe (United States) 1475 mi
Fifth closest ski area Sunrise Park Resort (United States) 1475 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Puerto Escondido:

Closest city location Puerto Escondido (Mexico) 1 mi
Second closest city location San Gabriel Mixtepec (Mexico) 17 mi
Third closest city location Nopala (Mexico) 19 mi
Fourth closest city location Santiago Yaitepec (Mexico) 29 mi
Fifth closest city location Santa Catarina Juquila (Mexico) 31 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Puerto Escondido is Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM) in Mexico, which is 4 km (2 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Puerto Escondido is Bahias De Huatulco International Airport (HUX), also in Mexico, 87 km (54 miles) away.
  • The third closest airport is Xoxocotlan International (Oaxaca) Airport (OAX), also in Mexico, 134 km (83 miles) away.
Puerto Escondido break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Puerto Escondido, Mexico - Oaxaca. Use the tab navigation above to view Puerto Escondido sea temperature, Puerto Escondido photographs, Puerto Escondido detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Puerto Escondido webcams, current wind from Mexico - Oaxaca live weather stations and Puerto Escondido tide predictions. The Mexico swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Mexico and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Mexico wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Puerto Escondido.