Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 7AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
142 | 144 | 142 | 133 | 85 | 121 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 90 | 92 | 133 | 289 | 284 | 279 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:03AM2.73m | 7:30PM2.40m | 7:48AM2.53m | 8:21PM2.22m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.59m | 1:23PM0.61m | 1:32AM0.78m | 2:13PM0.77m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
72 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 90 | 92 | 133 | 289 | 284 | 279 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
142 | 144 | 142 | 133 | 85 | 121 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 65 | 36 | 55 | 52 | 18 | 7 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | — | S 19 |
3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 6 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 |
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