Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 7AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 108 | 105 | 115 | 120 | 121 | 86 | 138 | 142 | 144 | 142 | 133 | 85 | 121 | 82 | 82 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:21AM2.92m | 6:44PM2.60m | 7:03AM2.73m | 7:30PM2.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.39m | 12:39PM0.45m | 00:48AM0.59m | 1:23PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 64 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 113 | 108 | 105 | 115 | 120 | 121 | 86 | 138 | 142 | 144 | 142 | 133 | 85 | 121 | 82 | 82 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WSW 6 | SSW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
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