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Pavones Surf Forecast
/ Golfo Dulce (13 surf breaks) /
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Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 17 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
29.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pavones today?
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 4AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | |
158 | 147 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 87 | 98 | 87 | 89 | 94 | 174 | 106 | 176 | 158 | 104 | 104 | 164 | 146 | 146 | 201 | 131 | 85 | 76 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:28AM3.02m | 3:42PM3.27m | 4:18AM3.04m | 4:32PM3.20m | 5:10AM3.01m | 5:25PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM-0.08m | 9:29AM0.20m | 10:03PM-0.10m | 10:21AM0.21m | 10:53PM-0.04m | 11:14AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 |
 kJ | 158 | 147 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 87 | 98 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 174 | 106 | 176 | 158 | 104 | 49 | 164 | 146 | 146 | 201 | 131 | 85 | 76 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | S 7 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 78 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 104 | 15 | 48 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 53 | 51 | 89 | 94 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 48 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 19 | 19 |
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