
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 2AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
87 | 85 | 75 | 125 | 74 | 124 | 79 | 86 | 178 | 322 | 156 | 149 | 134 | 269 | 266 | 266 | 174 | 161 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:14PM2.76m | 1:01AM2.65m | 1:18PM2.89m | 1:58AM2.86m | 2:13PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.39m | 7:04AM0.55m | 7:40PM0.23m | 8:03AM0.39m | 8:31PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
87 | 85 | 50 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 86 | 85 | 322 | 83 | 65 | 68 | 269 | 266 | 266 | 43 | 57 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
40 | 13 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 79 | 68 | 178 | 85 | 156 | 149 | 134 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 174 | 161 | 157 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 |
42 | 14 | 45 | 125 | 47 | 124 | 69 | 62 | 70 | 134 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 56 | 114 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 142 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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