Pavones surf break

Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 13 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
28.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pavones today?

The current surf forecast for Pavones at 6PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)6699999988888815161616161514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1212161566666121212121218242525254441414141
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
2.11
10:53PM
2.36
11:43AM
2.11
11:53PM
2.38
12:43PM
2.18
12:48AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:34PM
1.04
5:30AM
0.86
5:37PM
1.04
6:27AM
0.78
6:35PM
0.98
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise5:50------5:50-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset--5:30-------5:30-------5:31-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------111----1----
Temp. °C252727262524222226282825252423222628282624242322
Feels °C (?)293030302928252430303028292826243030303028282625
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