Mexico · Oaxaca · #10 of Mexico's ten by fame
Locals call it the Beach of the Dead. The undertow is the reason.
How we rated it: its source says the undertow is always strong, and locals call it the Beach of the Dead, which takes it down one. Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Zipolite is on the Oaxaca coast, and locals call it the Beach of the Dead. Wikipedia says the waves are strong in the afternoon, the undertow is always strong, and people swim here but caution is strongly advised. A volunteer lifeguard team and a flag system show where and when it is safest. From the Pochutla bus turnoff a taxi is M$200, a shared taxi M$50, a colectivo M$20. ATMs are scarce and often empty. We measured 1,421 metres of sand.
Warmest sea in August. Fewest wet days in January and March. Pick your fight.
One year of data, 2025, from Open-Meteo at this beach's coordinates. A rain day is 1 mm or more. The red bar is the month to aim for in each row.
6 beaches within 6 km, as the gull flies.
Straight-line distances from the mapped beach shapes (OpenStreetMap). Roads are longer, and in Bali they are much longer.
No crowd data.
A volunteer lifeguard team and a flag system.
Locals call it that; Wikipedia notes the undertow is always strong and the afternoon waves are strong too.
People swim there, but caution is strongly advised. A volunteer lifeguard team and flags show where and when it is safest.
