Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 CST
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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
28.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 2AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111101010101010131313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)373636341818181717323132333333333331292828282828
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
2.65
7:21PM
2.80
7:40AM
2.47
8:08PM
2.65
8:33AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
0.52
1:01PM
0.48
1:39AM
0.65
1:47PM
0.67
2:31AM
0.76
2:36PM
0.85
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---5:48-------5:48-------5:50----
Sunset------5:29-------5:29-------5:30-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------1-------1221-----2
Temp. °C252423232628282625242322262827252423222225282825
Feels °C (?)292826263030313029282625303029282826252529313028
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