Surf forecast · Mexico · Oaxaca
Surf forecast Puerto Escondido (Zicatela) today
Waves, swell and wind at Puerto Escondido (Zicatela) (Oaxaca, Mexico) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Good light wind.
Puerto Escondido (Zicatela) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Good Best window 13:00–16:00: good, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 1.8 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.7 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 2–8 km/h ↑ESE light wind |
Sunday 25 October
Good Best window 06:00–09:00: good, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.6 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 5–12 km/h ↑NE light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.6 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 0–9 km/h ↑NE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.6 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 6–20 km/h ↑SW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.6 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 4–15 km/h ↑WNW light wind |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 17:00–18:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.5 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 8–14 km/h ↑NE light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 4–13 km/h ↑SE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 6–22 km/h ↑SSW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.2 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 10–25 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 17:00–18:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.4 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑W | 5–13 km/h ↑NE light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑W | 2–11 km/h ↑ESE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑W | 10–26 km/h ↑S onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑W | 9–23 km/h ↑S onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 13:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Puerto Escondido (Zicatela)
Open the waves map centred on Puerto Escondido (Zicatela)
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Puerto Escondido (Zicatela) today?
- Good: waves 1.8 m at 11 s from SSW, swell 1.7 m · 10 s SSW (Sat 13:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Puerto Escondido (Zicatela)?
- Wind 7 km/h from NNW: light wind for a beach facing SSW.
- When is the best time to surf Puerto Escondido (Zicatela) today?
- 13:00–16:00 (good, light wind)
- How warm is the water at Puerto Escondido (Zicatela)?
- 30.3 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Barra de la Cruz 119 km · Troncones 543 km · El Paredón 679 km · Pascuales 805 km · El Zonte 861 km · El Tunco 868 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Puerto Escondido (Zicatela), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.