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Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 30 Jan 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
29.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 10AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)151515141414141413131313131313131313131316131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)159288222218215213189181130128171181229168168166119117121168239156148148
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
0
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
0
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscrosscrossglasscross-
on		onglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
2.50
12:51AM
2.80
1:35PM
2.68
1:50AM
2.93
2:29PM
2.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
0.48
6:34PM
0.66
7:18AM
0.33
7:38PM
0.52
8:12AM
0.19
8:33PM
0.38
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-5:52-------5:52-------5:52------
Sunset----5:37-------5:37-------5:38---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------11--132-1-------
Temp. °C232226292826252424232629272625242323262928262524
Feels °C (?)262430323029292827263031293029272626293129292827
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