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The beaches of Puerto Escondido

22 beaches

The beaches in town and the day trips along the coast, surf beaches included. Where you can swim, where you can surf and at what level, how to get there and what is open at each one.

In Puerto Escondido 2

West to east, the same walk the town makes.

Playa Puerto Angelito Safe to swim The family beach: shallow, clear water with almost no waves, and seafood kitchens right on the sand. It is really two neighboring coves, Puerto Angel… Rinconada 25 places Playa Principal Safe to swimSurf: beginners The town’s own bay, right below El Adoquín: fishing boats pulled up on the sand, fish sold in the morning and the sunset everyone photographs. The pi… El Adoquín 191 places

Near Puerto 1

Day trips, with the road distance from downtown.

Before you get in the water

  • Almost no beach in Puerto has lifeguards. A red flag is not decoration.
  • Rip currents (the ones pulling out to sea) cause nearly every accident. If one catches you, do not swim against it: swim sideways, parallel to the shore, until you are out.
  • Zicatela, Bacocho and La Punta are not swimming beaches, however inviting the water looks.
  • Ask at your hotel or at the palapa about the day’s conditions: they change with the tide.
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