
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | 77 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 74 | 56 | 55 | 88 | 86 | 107 | 96 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 146 | 145 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:39PM2.22m | 7:55AM2.31m | 8:41PM2.09m | 8:59AM2.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.76m | 1:40AM0.98m | 2:26PM0.91m | 2:44AM1.12m | 3:37PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 |
40 | 39 | 36 | 30 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 44 | 56 | 56 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
67 | 67 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 146 | 145 | 131 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 43 | 44 | 88 | 86 | 107 | 96 | 49 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 9 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 77 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
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