Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 27 May 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
30.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pavones today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 1PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
110
105
104
102
102
101
101
99
99
99
102
113
121
169
113
102
102
104
110
119
135
253
308
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
E
0
S
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
E
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
11:58AM2.65m
00:34AM2.42m
12:44PM2.68m
1:20AM2.47m
1:26PM2.71m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.79m
6:23PM0.62m
6:31AM0.78m
7:08PM0.53m
7:16AM0.74m
7:49PM0.46m
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5:11
5:11
5:11
5:11
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5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
3
5
3
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
28
30
29
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
28
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
29
29
33
33
33
31
32
31
31
31
32
31
31
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
31
29
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
Energy kJ
115
110
105
104
102
102
101
101
99
99
99
102
113
121
169
113
102
102
104
18
28
30
253
308
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
32
32
31
31
32
29
26
24
23
23
22
21
21
24
25
25
24
15
17
110
113
115
30
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
12
9
9
9
9
6
29
62
119
135
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
142
144
19
0
19
19
0
0
19
19
19
8
19
19
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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