Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 10 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 5PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (10 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (10 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
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
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313131313121212121212121212121066101166611
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333333333331292828282828282827181210192011121212
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
0
N
10
SSW
15
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
2.47
8:08PM
2.65
8:33AM
2.30
8:57PM
2.51
9:32AM
2.17
9:53PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
0.67
2:31AM
0.76
2:36PM
0.85
3:27AM
0.85
3:32PM
0.98
4:28AM
0.88
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise5:48------5:50-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset--5:29-------5:30-------5:30-----
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--12311----22------21---
Temp. °C262928252524232226282725252322212528272524232222
Feels °C (?)303230292928262530302929292625232930282828262525
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