Puerto Escondido Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.86° N 97.06° W

Puerto Escondido 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Puerto Escondido sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.6° 

Puerto Escondido surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Puerto Escondido today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Puerto Escondido at 3PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s

Table - waves today at Puerto Escondido. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
476
489
503
544
657
657
558
509
489
437
362
357
352
347
337
239
232
225
219
219
215
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
W
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:48AM1.12m
6:53PM0.89m
7:32AM1.09m
7:35PM0.83m
8:16AM1.06m
8:16PM0.77m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.16m
00:58AM0.05m
1:52PM0.19m
1:37AM0.08m
2:37PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:50
6:49
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
31
31
30
29
27
27
27
30
31
31
30
29
28
27
27
29
31
31
30
29
Feels °C
32
33
33
34
33
31
31
30
34
33
34
35
34
32
31
30
32
33
34
34
34
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