Last year, Mark Healey scraped into what most surfers believe to be the biggest wave ever paddled into. His groundbreaking ride at Puerto Escondido was a monumental moment in big-wave surfing that transcended previous beliefs of what was humanly possible. Now, surfers from around the globe are prepping their step-ups, brushing up on their Spanish, and readying for what is expected to be one hell of a summer in Mexico.
As for the other 99.99 percent of us who have much less impressive big-wave pursuits, the region also offers up much less sinister surf. Coined the “Pipeline of Mexico,” Puerto produces some of the widest, most perfect sand bottom barrels in the world. From new to old, to big and small, here’s Puerto Escondido in all her glory.
