Puerto Escondido Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks are looking like a proper Mexican standoff between some serious groundswell energy and tricky local wind shifts. The water is sitting at a balmy 88°, which is feeling a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – makes that early paddle a bit more pleasant.

We kick things off on Wednesday the 8th of July, and straight out of the gate, this is the standout of the whole forecast. Puerto Escondido is firing. First light on Wednesday, we’re looking at a solid SSW groundswell, 6 ft, with a long, drawn-out 16-second period. The combined energy is pumping at 1441, which is strong. But the real magic is the wind – dead calm, glassy. For an exposed spot like Puerto, that’s pure gold. The wave comment says it’s excellent for experienced surfers, and that’s the truth. This is big, powerful, clean water for the advanced crew. That same morning glass holds into Thursday the 9th, though the swell drops a touch to 4 ft (energy at 890) and the period stays at 15 seconds. It’s still very good, just not the same beast as Wednesday morning.

Thursday afternoon and into Friday the 10th, a light cross-onshore breeze kicks in, and the swell drifts a bit smaller, but the mornings stay glassy. Saturday morning the 11th is another window of opportunity – 4 ft from the SSW, 15-second period, and calm winds again. Consistency is excellent here, and those glassy mornings are the ticket.

The energy starts to fade a bit through Sunday the 12th and into the start of the second week. Monday the 13th sees a messy blast of cross-shore wind from the ESE at 15 km/h with a shorter-period SE windswell of 5 ft and only 8 seconds – that’s a combo for chop, not for classic Puerto walls. There’s a bit of respite on Tuesday morning the 14th with glassy conditions on a smaller 3 ft SSW swell, but the overall energy is down below 500.

Now, the long-range crew, keep an eye on the weekend of the 19th and 20th of July. Saturday morning the 18th gets a weird spike of short-period SE swell at 8 ft, but with a 20 km/h crosswind – that’s messy and peaky, more of a kitesurf setup than a clean paddle. But then Sunday morning the 19th looks promising with a glassy start on a long, 18-second groundswell from the SW at 3 ft. It’s small, but that period is very long, and it’ll wrap into the point better than the beach – just be aware of the long lulls between sets. The real second-week highlight looks like Monday morning the 20th of July. We get a clean, glassy morning with a 4 ft SW groundswell, 16-second period, and the combined energy ramps back up to 1111. Excellent conditions for experienced surfers again. That’s the one to circle on the calendar for the long-range punt.

Overall, the first week has the best quality, with Wednesday morning the 8th of July being the absolute pick of the bunch. After that, mornings with glass are your friend, but the size fades. The second week has a couple of promising specks, but they’re less certain. Keep your eye on Monday the 20th.

Rusty.

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