
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 10PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
146 | 145 | 131 | 124 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 116 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:58PM2.05m | 10:16AM2.16m | 11:14PM2.12m | 11:28AM2.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.99m | 4:03AM1.17m | 4:51PM0.97m | 5:19AM1.10m | 5:52PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
45 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
146 | 145 | 131 | 124 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 116 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 97 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
28 | 28 | 27 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 24 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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