Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
28.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)88881516161616151414141414141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121212121824252525444141414141393690898755545251
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglassglasscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
2.38
12:43PM
2.18
12:48AM
2.45
1:33PM
2.29
1:36AM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:37PM
1.04
6:27AM
0.78
6:35PM
0.98
7:18AM
0.67
7:26PM
0.88
8:02AM
0.55
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:50--
Sunset5:30-------5:31-------5:31-------
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-111-----31--1----------
Temp. °C282524242322262828252524232326282825252423232628
Feels °C (?)302828282625303030282928262630303028292826263030
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