Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 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
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 9AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)141414181717171717161616161616151514141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)400394314307386487505610819752734734724715697662627515508508501417411405
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:33AM
3.04
4:47PM
3.24
5:21AM
2.97
5:36PM
3.09
6:13AM
2.84
6:29PM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
0.18
11:07PM
-0.01
11:24AM
0.28
11:57PM
0.12
12:18PM
0.44
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:20-------5:20-------5:20------
Sunset----5:40-------5:40-------5:40---
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-1----111----132-----216
Temp. °C242328303027262625252830302826252524283029272625
Feels °C (?)272631323231303129293232323130292927323230303029
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