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Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pavones today?
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 6AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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 kJ (?) | 70 | 99 | 91 | 88 | 63 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 51 | 132 | 131 | 129 | 118 | 159 | 157 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:02AM 3.26 | 3:40PM 3.06 | 3:53AM 3.23 | 4:31PM 3.06 | 4:43AM 3.13 | 5:22PM 3.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:49PM 0.22 | 9:24AM -0.11 | 9:42PM 0.20 | 10:13AM -0.09 | 10:34PM 0.25 | 11:03AM -0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
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