Surf forecast · Costa Rica · Central Pacific
Surf forecast Pavones today
Waves, swell and wind at Pavones (Central Pacific, Costa Rica) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Good light wind.
Pavones surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 08:00–11:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.5 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 11–18 km/h ↑WNW cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 8–14 km/h ↑WNW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 9–17 km/h ↑SW onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 15–22 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 05:00–08:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.4 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 4–13 km/h ↑E light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 13–23 km/h ↑S onshore |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 11–17 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 11–17 km/h ↑S onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 16:00–17:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.3 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.2 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 3–9 km/h ↑SSE light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.2 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 4–8 km/h ↑W light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.2 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 13–21 km/h ↑S onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.2 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 8–17 km/h ↑S onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 19:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC
Waves map around Pavones
Open the waves map centred on Pavones
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Pavones today?
- Good: waves 1.5 m at 13 s from SSW, swell 1.5 m · 11 s SSW (Sat 19:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Pavones?
- Wind 4 km/h from NNE: light wind for a beach facing SSW.
- When is the best time to surf Pavones today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Pavones?
- 30.2 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Dominical 125 km · Salsa Brava (Puerto Viejo) 152 km · Playa Hermosa (Jacó) 206 km · Jacó 214 km · Santa Catalina 225 km · Santa Teresa 264 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Pavones, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.