Puerto Escondido is a town located on the Pacific Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico. There is a large influx of tourists, most of them surfers or body boarders. The town has a population of about 50,000 inhabitants. Thanks to its southern location, Puerto Escondido has a tropical climate even in the winter months and the water temperature averages 27 degrees Celsius (81 degrees Fahrenheit).
Puerto Escondido, catalogued as the Mexican pipeline, is one of the best destinations in the world for surfing.
This bay contains a beautiful beach which usually has the best waves to learn to surf. Its waves break deep on a rock reef and works best when the swell is coming from a southern direction. With long soft waves this beach offers the beginner surfer the opportunity to try and stand up twice on the same wave. It is nearly certain that a learner will be successful in surfing at Carrizalillo.
The small waves of the point is ideal for beginners especially who are ‘goofy’ or left footed. The medium sized waves are a favourite of intermediate surfers. These waves are large and slow, break from right to left, and start at the rocks and end at the sand on the beach. The best time for beginners is at high tide. At low tide the waves are a bit faster and are shaped like a tube.
This beach is best when the swell direction is from the north. It has waves that break both left and right onto deep water with a sandy beach below. Marinero could be classed as the „little Zicatela“. Here you will often get a shorter, faster, more tube-like wave that is ideal for beginners who want a bit more of an adrenalin rush.
Zicatela has a stronger and faster wave, which breaks in deep sandy water, making it ideal for experts. There are waves all year round. In the winter, there can be periods of smaller waves, giving advanced learners the opportunity to test their newfound surfing skills.
This beach is recommended for intermediate surfers. The waves are generally tubular in nature and high tide is best for developing surfing skills. The river Colotepec empties into this area, thus producing different wave directions and peaks. The best waves break between November and March with currents from the north.
Depending on the season and the waves, we take you to other exotic and nearby beaches of Puerto Escondido … with different types of waves and landscapes.
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