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Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pavones today?
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 7PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 179 | 132 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 115 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 106 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:27AM 2.78 | 7:07PM 2.82 | 7:23AM 2.59 | 8:02PM 2.70 | 8:22AM 2.41 | 8:59PM 2.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:44PM 0.32 | 1:20AM 0.63 | 1:37PM 0.52 | 2:20AM 0.75 | 2:33PM 0.70 | 3:23AM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
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