Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 5PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 180 | 443 | 348 | 340 | 329 | 310 | 376 | 371 | 366 | 452 | 452 | 362 | 357 | 353 | 339 | 326 | 318 | 249 | 246 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:47PM2.90m | 3:57AM3.04m | 4:24PM2.83m | 4:32AM2.93m | 5:00PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.14m | 9:47PM0.34m | 10:13AM0.18m | 10:24PM0.42m | 10:49AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 160 | 158 | 443 | 348 | 340 | 39 | 310 | 376 | 371 | 366 | 452 | 452 | 362 | 357 | 353 | 339 | 326 | 318 | 249 | 246 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 251 | 180 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 329 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 10 | S 24 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 20 | 69 | 102 | 101 | 53 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 42 | 50 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | 103 | 34 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 144 | 0 | 0 |
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