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Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 20 Jan 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
29.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 8AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131212181717171616161616151515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1281281288777761021009794134131198196193179225222165163158149145143
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
0
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
2.81
4:09PM
2.79
4:14AM
2.84
4:44PM
2.88
4:51AM
2.83
5:19PM
2.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
0.29
10:10PM
0.54
10:28AM
0.27
10:48PM
0.50
11:03AM
0.28
11:27PM
0.47
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-5:52-------5:52-------5:52------
Sunset----5:34-------5:35-------5:35---
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
1---2321-----22------12-
Temp. °C242427292826262423232629282625242322262828252524
Feels °C (?)282832323230312827263032302928282624303130282928
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