Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 9AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 90 | 92 | 135 | 228 | 284 | 279 | 274 | 260 | 256 | 248 | 300 | 244 | 235 | 231 | 231 | 181 | 167 | 161 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:48AM2.53m | 8:21PM2.22m | 8:40AM2.37m | 9:24PM2.09m | 9:44AM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.78m | 2:13PM0.77m | 2:23AM0.95m | 3:13PM0.89m | 3:25AM1.08m | 4:23PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 21 | 13 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 90 | 92 | 135 | 228 | 284 | 279 | 274 | 260 | 256 | 248 | 300 | 244 | 235 | 231 | 231 | 181 | 167 | 161 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 19 | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 65 | 36 | 55 | 52 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | — | 12 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 25 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 73 | 71 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | — | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 15 | S 18 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 6 | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | 30 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 38 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 159 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 8 | 19 |
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