Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 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 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)141414141818181716161616151515151414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)423346341336399395751596651635620604471453537522508417411405405487400394
Wind
(km/h)
0
N
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononcross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33PM
3.20
3:03AM
2.99
3:16PM
3.29
3:47AM
3.05
4:00PM
3.31
4:33AM
3.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
0.30
8:52PM
0.05
9:03AM
0.20
9:36PM
-0.06
9:48AM
0.15
10:20PM
-0.08
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise5:22------5:22-------5:20-------5:20
Sunset--5:40-------5:40-------5:40-----
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1--1221---11-242--117731
Temp. °C283030272625242428302927262524242730292727252423
Feels °C (?)323332303029282732323131302928283133323031292927
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