
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 9PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
193 | 251 | 246 | 356 | 322 | 344 | 325 | 390 | 385 | 390 | 404 | 404 | 469 | 463 | 457 | 452 | 446 | 441 | 429 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:20PM2.42m | 6:29AM2.46m | 7:08PM2.28m | 7:17AM2.30m | 8:05PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:07PM0.56m | 00:20AM0.83m | 12:51PM0.72m | 1:09AM0.99m | 1:44PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
193 | 251 | 246 | 356 | 322 | 344 | 325 | 390 | 385 | 390 | 404 | 404 | 469 | 463 | 457 | 452 | 446 | 441 | 429 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
99 | 99 | 98 | 87 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 39 | 55 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 5 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 50 | 28 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
33 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
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