
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 11PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
213 | 215 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 298 | 298 | 292 | 266 | 333 | 422 | 418 | 547 | 528 | 399 | 359 | 376 | 554 | 653 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:22PM2.21m | 10:42AM2.17m | 11:20PM2.35m | 11:42AM2.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.99m | 4:38AM1.09m | 4:58PM0.94m | 5:37AM0.94m | 5:50PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
213 | 215 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 207 | 277 | 204 | 207 | 333 | 422 | 418 | 547 | 528 | 399 | 359 | 376 | 554 | 653 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 21 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
33 | 33 | 21 | 147 | 200 | 298 | 298 | 292 | 266 | 210 | 207 | 204 | 133 | 135 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | W 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 21 | WNW 9 |
46 | 91 | 90 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
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