Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 26 Feb 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
29.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 6PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (26 Feb)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)161616161515151515141414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)139135198253246240231288284276276273210210204192187171171171168125168123
Wind
(km/h)
0
E
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
NW
10
SW
15
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
SE
10
SW
15
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
2.32
10:15PM
2.53
11:11AM
2.35
11:36PM
2.56
12:26PM
2.50
12:45AM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
0.85
4:51AM
0.67
5:17PM
0.84
6:05AM
0.59
6:32PM
0.72
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise5:47------5:46-------5:46-------5:46
Sunset--5:43-------5:43-------5:43-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C273029262625242427303027262524242830292726252424
Feels °C (?)313331293030282731333231302928283233313130292828
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