Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pavones today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pavones at 7AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 134mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | 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 7 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
204 | 202 | 249 | 232 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 169 | 223 | 217 | 204 | 193 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:19AM3.24m | 4:36PM3.07m | 5:00AM3.20m | 5:19PM2.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM0.01m | 10:29AM0.15m | 10:44PM0.08m | 11:13AM0.20m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
204 | 103 | 249 | 232 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 169 | 223 | 40 | 55 | 55 | 70 | 60 | 62 | 60 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
69 | 202 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 24 | 32 | 217 | 204 | 193 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 43 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 120 | 134 | 165 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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