Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 CST
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Pavones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pavones sea temperature is
28.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 3AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (18 Dec)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (18 Dec)1ft (0.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)111111111411141414141414141414141313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)402323233324363737373737366334575555555452112144144
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
2.60
1:55PM
2.43
1:58AM
2.67
2:36PM
2.51
2:38AM
2.72
3:15PM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
0.53
7:49PM
0.77
8:22AM
0.44
8:30PM
0.71
9:00AM
0.38
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:39----
Sunset------5:16-------5:17-------5:17-
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2---1231----------------
Temp. °C252424242627272525242423262828262524242326282826
Feels °C (?)292828283130302929282826313131303028282629303130
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