Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 11AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 57 | 127 | 82 | 73 | 61 | 120 | 117 | 113 | 108 | 105 | 103 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:56AM2.24m | 11:52PM2.11m | 12:02PM2.31m | 00:49AM2.24m | 12:56PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM1.12m | 5:32PM0.90m | 5:49AM1.07m | 6:31PM0.80m | 6:47AM0.96m | 7:18PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 |
85 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 41 | 22 | 76 | 73 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 22 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 9 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
68 | 68 | 63 | 60 | 35 | 34 | 57 | 22 | 40 | 82 | 30 | 29 | 120 | 117 | 113 | 108 | 105 | 103 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
37 | 37 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 127 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
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