
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 1PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
534 | 534 | 429 | 494 | 381 | 376 | 355 | 441 | 465 | 503 | 612 | 496 | 441 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 160 | 372 | 181 | 142 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:32PM2.44m | 00:50AM2.73m | 1:16PM2.61m | 1:30AM2.92m | 1:58PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.74m | 6:35PM0.70m | 7:09AM0.52m | 7:17PM0.55m | 7:49AM0.31m | 7:58PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
534 | 534 | 429 | 494 | 381 | 376 | 355 | 441 | 465 | 503 | 612 | 496 | 441 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 160 | 372 | 87 | 142 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 20 | S 6 | S 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
192 | 127 | 6 | 6 | 160 | 227 | 160 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 99 | 70 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 236 | 181 | 125 | 87 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 20 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | W 9 | SSW 16 |
6 | 7 | 67 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 31 | 57 | 6 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
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