Anchorage· Puerto Escondido (Oaxaca)· Mexico
Puerto Escondido (Oaxaca) Anchorage
15° 51.4′ N · 97° 3.8′ W · approximate
The town bay of Puerto Escondido, a surf and backpacker town where the fishing fleet moors close off Playa Principal below cliffs and a lighthouse; a possible open-roadstead stop on the long run between Acapulco and Huatulco.
Practical
Approximate: placed in the bay south of the OSM outline of Playa Principal (15.8601, -97.0632). Wikipedia: fishing boats and water taxis moor close to shore off Playa Principal, with low to moderate surf; the bay is backed by 15-30 m cliffs. No recent cruiser anchoring report was found for this edition: depths, holding and swell are unverified, so treat it as a calm-weather daytime stop and sound carefully. S/V Some Tuesday sailed past without stopping in Feb 2026. No fuel dock or marina. Do not confuse it with Puerto Escondido, Baja California Sur. S/V Cool Runnins (Aug 2010) found the bay cramped with fishing boats and an underwater canyon that made anchoring impossible, circled for two hours and moved on to Puerto Ángel: have a backup plan. Land the dinghy at Playa Principal (see 'Playa Principal Dinghy Landing (Puerto Escondido)').
Best for
A calm-weather break between Acapulco and Huatulco
Season
Nov-Apr; untenable in S swell
Nearby
- La Galería (Puerto Escondido)0.2 NM away
- Playa Principal Dinghy Landing (Puerto Escondido)0.2 NM away
- Flor de María (Puerto Escondido)0.3 NM away
- Pepe's Fish Tacos (Puerto Escondido)0.3 NM away
- Restaurante del Hotel Santa Fe (Puerto Escondido)0.3 NM away
- Chedraui (Puerto Escondido)0.4 NM away
- Puerto Angelito and Playa Manzanillo Snorkel (Puerto Escondido)0.6 NM away
- Playa Zicatela (Puerto Escondido)0.7 NM away
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