Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 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
30.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (18 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)141414141414141313131313161615151414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)423341336331331317308239236232178166186183168209338338333324297284225222
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
0
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
ESE
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NE
5
E
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
2.74
2:30PM
2.94
2:48AM
2.88
3:07PM
3.12
3:28AM
2.99
3:45PM
3.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:16AM
0.40
8:42PM
0.34
8:54AM
0.27
9:21PM
0.17
9:32AM
0.18
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise---5:37-------5:37-------5:35----
Sunset------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1111-------1111343221111
Temp. °C262524242730302726252524283029262525242428292927
Feels °C (?)302928283132323030292927323231292929282832313131
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