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/ Golfo Dulce (13 surf breaks) /
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Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 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
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pavones today?
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 7PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
149 | 119 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 169 | 169 | 152 | 153 | 134 | 266 | 427 | 337 | 256 | 288 | 280 | 276 | 276 | 336 | 327 | 243 | 236 | 290 | 286 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:59PM2.70m | 5:33AM2.53m | 5:37PM2.59m | 6:14AM2.43m | 6:17PM2.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.64m | 11:19PM0.44m | 11:31AM0.75m | 11:58PM0.56m | 12:12PM0.87m | 00:40AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 149 | 119 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 169 | 169 | 152 | 93 | 134 | 266 | 427 | 337 | 256 | 288 | 280 | 276 | 276 | 336 | 327 | 243 | 236 | 290 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 21 | S 20 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 47 | 20 | 22 | 46 | 24 | 14 | 25 | 108 | 153 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 55 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 19 | S 9 | S 11 | S 18 | S 13 | W 9 | W 21 | S 21 | — | SW 21 | S 21 | S 21 | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | S 24 |
| kJ | 22 | 26 | 46 | 22 | 45 | 24 | 66 | 15 | 37 | 56 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 9 | — | 18 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 15 | 37 | 60 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 144 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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