Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 Apr 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
30.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
219
212
209
199
148
144
141
141
141
139
139
137
119
205
220
222
297
270
251
322
322
318
310
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
0
NE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:17AM2.58m
8:39PM2.51m
9:30AM2.53m
9:56PM2.42m
10:42AM2.56m
11:10PM2.42m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.48m
2:29PM0.76m
3:03AM0.62m
3:47PM0.83m
4:15AM0.69m
5:01PM0.79m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:18
5:18
5:18
5:18
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5:40
5:40
5:40
5:40
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
26
28
28
26
25
25
24
24
27
30
29
27
26
25
25
25
28
29
29
27
26
25
28
27
30
31
30
29
29
29
28
27
31
32
31
31
30
29
29
29
32
31
32
31
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
Energy kJ
219
219
212
209
199
148
144
141
141
141
139
139
137
99
205
134
139
297
270
251
322
322
318
310
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
17
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
18
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
11
7
7
8
51
53
55
29
44
116
70
220
222
20
64
89
33
33
31
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
11
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
S
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
8
0.1
W
14
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
S
8
0.1
W
14
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
6
6
12
6
2
10
5
2
5
2
9
64
119
22
4
37
45
20
4
62
40
40
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
1276
19
10
10
10
10
0
8
19
19
10
10
10
8
0
0
147
19
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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