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/ Golfo Dulce (13 surf breaks) /
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Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pavones today?
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 12AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | |
432 | 443 | 670 | 559 | 422 | 510 | 487 | 454 | 359 | 350 | 346 | 346 | 341 | 337 | 263 | 259 | 186 | 174 | 169 | 167 | 121 | 167 | 120 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:56PM2.25m | 8:45AM2.30m | 8:58PM2.21m | 9:43AM2.37m | 10:06PM2.23m | 10:41AM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM1.06m | 2:19AM0.87m | 2:57PM1.06m | 3:17AM0.90m | 4:04PM0.99m | 4:16AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 |
33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 432 | 443 | 670 | 559 | 269 | 510 | 487 | 454 | 359 | 350 | 346 | 346 | 341 | 337 | 263 | 259 | 132 | 174 | 78 | 102 | 100 | 102 | 106 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 229 | 229 | 225 | 286 | 422 | 104 | 103 | 108 | 110 | 106 | 106 | 141 | 98 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 186 | 86 | 169 | 167 | 121 | 167 | 120 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 20 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | SW 20 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | — | 140 | — | 10 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 52 | 47 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 310 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 344 |
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