Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 7AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)171717161616161616151514141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)505610819752734734724715697662627515508508501417411405377299295290290295
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
0
NE
5
NE
0
SE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
N
5
N
0
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
0
ESE
0
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21AM
2.97
5:36PM
3.09
6:13AM
2.84
6:29PM
2.89
7:11AM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
-0.01
11:24AM
0.28
11:57PM
0.12
12:18PM
0.44
12:52AM
0.30
1:18PM
0.62
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---5:20-------5:20-------5:18----
Sunset------5:40-------5:40-------5:40-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1111---122-----237822112
Temp. °C262625252830302826252424283030282625242427292826
Feels °C (?)313129293232323130292727323232323029282831323029
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