Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025 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
28.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 7AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Dec)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (19 Dec)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (19 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)141414141414141413131313131212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)373737373663345755555554527572144184180177174163121119116
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:58AM
2.67
2:36PM
2.51
2:38AM
2.72
3:15PM
2.57
3:17AM
2.76
3:52PM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:22AM
0.44
8:30PM
0.71
9:00AM
0.38
9:10PM
0.67
9:38AM
0.34
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:41----
Sunset------5:17-------5:17-------5:19-
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
2-----------------------
Temp. °C262524242628282625242423262828262524232326282825
Feels °C (?)312928283031313030282826293031302928272630303028
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