Surfing and Body Boarding

You will be able to see for yourself the enormous popularity of these sports on most of the beaches of Puerto Escondido among the local youth. The imposing and impressive Zicatela Beach is considered one of the best surfing spots in the world because of the superior quality of its waves that at times may be as high as 18 or 19 feet (6 meters).

All year long there are international surfing contests. The two most important are the International Surfboard Competition in August and The International Surfing Tournament in November. Surfers from all over the world gather here to compete and enjoy the waves and beautiful landscape.