Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 09 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
29.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 12AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)--
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
443
670
559
422
510
487
454
359
350
346
346
341
337
263
259
186
174
169
167
121
167
120
108
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
W
10
SSW
15
SW
5
W
0
WNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
0
W
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SW
10
SW
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:56PM2.25m
8:45AM2.30m
8:58PM2.21m
9:43AM2.37m
10:06PM2.23m
10:41AM2.50m
Low Tide
1:53PM1.06m
2:19AM0.87m
2:57PM1.06m
3:17AM0.90m
4:04PM0.99m
4:16AM0.87m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
30
28
27
26
25
25
29
31
30
28
27
26
25
24
28
30
30
28
27
26
26
26
29
30
33
33
32
31
29
29
34
34
33
32
32
31
29
27
33
33
32
32
31
30
31
31
34
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
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
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
S
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
432
443
670
559
269
510
487
454
359
350
346
346
341
337
263
259
132
174
78
102
100
102
106
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
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
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
Energy kJ
229
229
225
286
422
104
103
108
110
106
106
141
98
94
96
98
186
86
169
167
121
167
120
107
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
7
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
140
10
4
3
57
8
8
7
52
47
45
8
8
16
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
224
10
0
0
0
0
0
144
310
10
0
0
0
0
0
323
19
10
0
0
0
0
0
344
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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