Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 160 | 156 | 149 | 214 | 210 | 193 | 251 | 246 | 356 | 322 | 344 | 325 | 390 | 385 | 390 | 404 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47AM2.63m | 6:20PM2.42m | 6:29AM2.46m | 7:08PM2.28m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.68m | 12:07PM0.56m | 00:20AM0.83m | 12:51PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 163 | 160 | 156 | 143 | 101 | 99 | 193 | 251 | 246 | 356 | 322 | 344 | 325 | 390 | 385 | 390 | 404 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 149 | 149 | 214 | 210 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 87 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 18 | 22 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 85 | 76 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 28 | 48 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
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