Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 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
28.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (16 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (16 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121212111111111111141114141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)575757565548484848474726232340232321332436373737
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
N
0
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
SW
0
E
0
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
NE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
2.28
12:32AM
2.55
1:13PM
2.35
1:16AM
2.60
1:55PM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
0.71
6:19PM
0.91
6:59AM
0.62
7:06PM
0.84
7:41AM
0.53
7:49PM
0.77
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise-5:37-------5:39-------5:39------
Sunset----5:16-------5:16-------5:16---
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1---132----1211----111--
Temp. °C242326282725252423232627272524242323262727252424
Feels °C (?)282731313029302827263130302828282626303030282728
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