Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 2PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 113 | 111 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 108 | 105 | 88 | 120 | 121 | 88 | 138 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:19PM2.96m | 5:41AM3.09m | 6:01PM2.80m | 6:21AM2.92m | 6:44PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM0.20m | 11:26PM0.21m | 11:56AM0.30m | 00:06AM0.39m | 12:39PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 57 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 83 | 106 | 108 | 106 | 86 | 83 | 81 | 64 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 70 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 113 | 111 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 108 | 105 | 75 | 120 | 121 | 86 | 138 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 141 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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