Puerto Escondido Socks
Description: Epic Surf Break Designs All rights reserved Puerto Escondido, The Mexican Pipeline. Everyone's heard of the place and many have given it a try. But how much of the Escondido legend is true and how much is myth? The truth is that Puerto can match its reputation, if you are willing put in the time it takes to know the place. First off, the waves. The surf is seasonal, varying from small to medium in size during the dry season (November to April), and from small to big during the rainy season (beginning in early May). The change of seasons is dramatic, occurring within the space of a week and bringing with it an equally sudden increase in wave size. We encounter our first myth: With the change of seasons--and wave size--wave quality di...
Description: Great places to surf around the world.Puerto is a bit of a phenomenon, it’s a bit like Nazare. They have that deep canyon and then the swells roll through the canyon and just extenuate the size—and swell direction has a little bit to do with that as well. Puerto is one of the most dangerous waves in the world. The sand is so shallow and is compacted so hard. If you hit the bottom it’s like hitting concrete. Then it’s really hard because there are a lot of closeouts at Puerto. You see the really good guys like Greg Long who are really, really patient and are looking for the right waves. You definitely have to be patient out there. It’s like a big South Straddie [laughs].
