Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 11AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 292 | 243 | 236 | 236 | 239 | 308 | 327 | 273 | 109 | 157 | 208 | 225 | 229 | 232 | 232 | 290 | 295 | 299 | 158 | 265 | 209 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:54AM3.12m | 4:07PM3.15m | 4:42AM3.18m | 4:57PM3.08m | 5:29AM3.16m | 5:45PM2.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59AM0.21m | 10:24PM-0.05m | 10:50AM0.22m | 11:10PM0.03m | 11:40AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 174 | 292 | 243 | 236 | 236 | 239 | 308 | 327 | 273 | 108 | 157 | 208 | 225 | 229 | 232 | 232 | 290 | 295 | 299 | 158 | 265 | 209 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 7 | S 20 | SW 20 | S 19 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 104 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 109 | 73 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | — | SW 20 | S 20 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | — | S 7 | S 21 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 6 | SW 20 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 16 | — | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 9 | 39 | 37 | 11 | 15 | 81 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 142 | 19 | 0 |
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