
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 69 | 79 | 121 | 126 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 174 | 172 | 155 | 147 | 147 | 201 | 201 | 198 | 142 | 128 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:28AM3.15m | 4:51PM2.92m | 5:05AM3.03m | 5:29PM2.77m | 5:42AM2.86m | 6:08PM2.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.16m | 10:54PM0.31m | 11:21AM0.27m | 11:31PM0.46m | 12:00PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 38 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 79 | 121 | 126 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 174 | 172 | 155 | 147 | 147 | 201 | 201 | 198 | 142 | 128 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | W 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
73 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
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