
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
292 | 284 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 215 | 213 | 210 | 198 | 143 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 184 | 333 | 296 | 284 | 159 | 284 | 280 | 341 | 250 | 239 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:24PM2.88m | 1:10AM2.65m | 1:26PM2.99m | 2:08AM2.83m | 2:23PM3.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM0.63m | 6:54PM0.30m | 7:10AM0.50m | 7:52PM0.15m | 8:10AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | |
mm | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
292 | 284 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 215 | 213 | 210 | 198 | 143 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 184 | 333 | 296 | 284 | 159 | 284 | 280 | 341 | 250 | 239 | 229 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 19 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 18 |
30 | 22 | 23 | 34 | 33 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 82 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 22 | SW 23 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 6 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
9 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 56 | 55 | 96 | 97 | 83 | 134 | 127 | 16 | 38 | 37 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 140 | 19 |
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