Overview

Playa Zicatela is a kitesurfing spot located in Puerto Escondido on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca. This legendary spot offers powerful waves and demanding ocean conditions for advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Playa Zicatela

Sunrise 06:21 · Sunset 18:04

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.3 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 01:50 · 0.3 m High tide 08:19 · 1 m Low tide 14:49 · 0.3 m High tide 20:44 · 0.8 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 02:36 · 0.3 m High tide 09:01 · 1 m Low tide 15:29 · 0.3 m High tide 21:32 · 0.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 03:29 · 0.4 m High tide 09:47 · 0.9 m Low tide 16:10 · 0.3 m High tide 22:25 · 0.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 04:29 · 0.4 m High tide 10:40 · 0.9 m Low tide 16:52 · 0.4 m High tide 23:23 · 0.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 05:37 · 0.4 m High tide 11:40 · 0.8 m Low tide 17:38 · 0.4 m

Playa Zicatela: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

71h

in March · 19 rideable days

The season runs from January to May, peaking in March: 13 rideable days a month and 71 hours of usable wind, at 33 °C. The low point is July, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%13-20 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is September, at 30 °C. The wettest month is September, with 457 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Zicatela

Monthly averages — Playa Zicatela — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	6.5	21 h	32 °C	10 mm
February	13.0	41 h	32 °C	21 mm
March	19.0	71 h	33 °C	0 mm
April	13.0	60 h	34 °C	11 mm
May	14.5	56 h	34 °C	47 mm
June	2.5	14 h	31 °C	372 mm
July	0.0	1 h	31 °C	183 mm
August	0.0	1 h	31 °C	159 mm
September	0.0	0 h	30 °C	457 mm
October	0.5	2 h	30 °C	202 mm
November	0.0	3 h	31 °C	39 mm
December	1.0	6 h	31 °C	12 mm

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Technical details of Playa Zicatela spot

The spot works with winds from W, NW.

Depending on conditions: SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

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