Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
30.4° 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 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
139
137
119
205
220
222
297
270
251
322
322
318
310
287
272
268
264
276
264
264
192
181
406
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SW
5
SW
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:30AM2.53m
9:56PM2.42m
10:42AM2.56m
11:10PM2.42m
11:44AM2.64m
00:13AM2.48m
Low Tide
3:47PM0.83m
4:15AM0.69m
5:01PM0.79m
5:21AM0.70m
6:04PM0.68m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:18
5:18
5:18
5:16
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5:40
5:40
5:40
5:42
1
4
1
1
1
5
6
6
3
2
1
1
3
4
3
1
Temp °C
28
30
29
26
26
25
25
24
28
29
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
28
27
25
25
25
24
24
32
33
31
30
30
29
29
28
33
32
31
31
31
31
29
29
31
32
31
30
30
30
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
16
Energy kJ
139
139
137
99
99
220
139
297
270
251
322
322
318
310
287
272
268
264
276
264
264
192
181
406
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
17
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
12
0.4
S
8
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
55
29
44
116
205
70
222
98
20
89
119
33
33
31
31
35
35
82
67
67
65
64
61
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.3
S
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.1
W
12
0.4
S
8
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.4
SSW
11
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.2
W
18
Energy kJ
3
64
119
3
20
4
4
42
4
4
40
40
39
39
20
20
57
99
98
149
139
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
355
19
10
10
0
0
0
0
361
19
10
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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