Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 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
29.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 7PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
218
215
212
205
202
304
399
304
298
432
443
670
559
422
510
487
454
359
350
346
346
341
337
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
N
5
NNE
0
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
SW
10
SW
15
SW
5
W
0
E
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:58AM2.34m
7:03PM2.35m
7:49AM2.29m
7:56PM2.25m
8:45AM2.30m
8:58PM2.21m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.98m
1:26AM0.79m
1:53PM1.06m
2:19AM0.87m
2:57PM1.06m
3:17AM0.90m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
5:43
2
1
4
2
Temp °C
29
30
30
28
27
27
26
25
29
31
30
28
27
26
25
25
28
30
30
27
27
26
25
25
34
33
33
33
33
33
32
30
35
34
32
32
32
31
29
29
33
33
33
31
33
31
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
225
218
215
212
205
202
104
399
240
239
432
443
670
559
336
510
487
454
359
350
346
346
341
337
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.8
S
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
37
64
61
104
106
130
304
169
304
298
219
178
225
286
422
104
103
146
110
106
106
141
98
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
24
0.3
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
22
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
S
7
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
11
44
91
91
91
91
110
101
103
51
140
10
3
57
32
8
7
52
47
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
141
144
10
0
0
0
0
0
144
323
19
10
8
0
0
0
144
19
10
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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