Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 26 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 127 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 94 | 89 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 70 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 45 | 62 | 132 | 226 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:47AM2.77m | 8:14PM2.41m | 8:37AM2.60m | 9:10PM2.26m | 9:30AM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.63m | 2:17AM0.75m | 3:04PM0.75m | 3:11AM0.91m | 4:03PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 132 | 127 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 94 | 89 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 70 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 62 | 77 | 82 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 13 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 15 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 26 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 54 | 54 | 33 | 50 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 132 | 19 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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