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Pavones surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
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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
29.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pavones today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 3PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
104 | 110 | 160 | 135 | 253 | 308 | 365 | 222 | 276 | 265 | 308 | 447 | 322 | 304 | 299 | 589 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 539 | 651 | 506 | 434 | 448 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:26PM2.71m | 2:02AM2.53m | 2:06PM2.74m | 2:41AM2.57m | 2:45PM2.76m | 3:19AM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.74m | 7:49PM0.46m | 7:58AM0.70m | 8:28PM0.40m | 8:37AM0.66m | 9:06PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | |
— | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
26 | 27 | 160 | 30 | 253 | 308 | 365 | 218 | 276 | 265 | 308 | 447 | 322 | 304 | 299 | 589 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 494 | 388 | 366 | 434 | 361 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
104 | 110 | 28 | 115 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 222 | 225 | 222 | 215 | 20 | 229 | 257 | 254 | 239 | 218 | 336 | 428 | 539 | 651 | 506 | 368 | 448 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 22 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 21 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — |
29 | 62 | 102 | 135 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 91 | 20 | 20 | 256 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 53 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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