Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 23 Mar 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
29.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 11AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212151515141313131313131212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1871411411411391391091091091041301309090891191081061061061041037065
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
0
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
2.93
5:51PM
3.10
6:22AM
2.79
6:40PM
2.92
7:17AM
2.62
7:38PM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
0.27
12:11AM
0.19
12:26PM
0.43
1:03AM
0.36
1:22PM
0.62
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-5:35-------5:33-------5:33------
Sunset----5:43-------5:43-------5:42---
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1----11-----------------
Temp. °C242428302927262524242830302726252524283029272625
Feels °C (?)272732323031302927273232313029282827313231303029
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