Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 25 May 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
29.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 1PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
232
234
232
226
215
201
196
193
191
188
167
167
165
163
160
115
110
105
104
102
102
101
101
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
0
ENE
0
NNE
5
N
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
0
E
0
NE
5
E
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:08AM2.64m
10:39PM2.37m
11:06AM2.64m
11:41PM2.38m
11:58AM2.65m
Low Tide
3:43AM0.69m
4:32PM0.74m
4:44AM0.77m
5:32PM0.69m
5:41AM0.79m
6:23PM0.62m
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5:11
5:11
5:11
5:11
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5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
1
3
1
1
1
6
3
1
2
1
1
4
3
2
Temp °C
26
26
29
30
30
27
27
27
26
26
28
29
28
26
26
25
25
25
28
30
29
27
26
25
31
31
35
33
34
31
32
33
31
31
33
33
31
30
30
29
30
30
33
33
32
31
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
147
232
234
232
226
215
201
196
193
191
188
167
167
165
163
160
24
26
28
29
29
29
28
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
31
29
25
23
23
22
14
13
12
12
12
12
18
17
24
24
115
110
105
104
102
102
101
101
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
25
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
7
7
6
6
7
2
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
35
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
144
144
10
0
0
0
0
0
10
19
19
8
0
0
0
0
49
142
19
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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