The surf forecast is 2-4 ft and semi glassy/bumpy right now for Pavones, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    79° NW @ 5mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    8:01am / 1:57am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW1.9ft @ 16s
  • WATER TEMP
    86° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 12
THU 13
FRI 14
SAT 15
SUN 16
3am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2-4 ft and fair at 3am on Wed 8/12
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDNW 5 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSSW (205) 1.9 ft @ 16 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYWSW (246) 2 ft @ 13 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide,7.4 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Wednesday, Aug 12
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    NNW
    4mph
    2.3ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    2.4ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    clean
    W
    4mph
    3.1ft
    16s
    SW
  • Thursday, Aug 13
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    N
    2mph
    2.1ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    SW
    7mph
    2.1ft
    13s
    SSW
    6pm
    3+ ft
    clean
    WSW
    3mph
    2.5ft
    13s
    SSW
  • Friday, Aug 14
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    fair
    N
    3mph
    1.9ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    SW
    6mph
    2.4ft
    19s
    WSW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    W
    7mph
    1.7ft
    18s
    WSW
  • Saturday, Aug 15
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    fair
    NNW
    4mph
    3.1ft
    16s
    WSW
    12pm
    4-7 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    8mph
    3.3ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    5-7+ ft
    fair
    NNW
    6mph
    3.2ft
    16s
    WSW
  • Sunday, Aug 16
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-7 ft
    fair
    WNW
    7mph
    3.4ft
    15s
    WSW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    fair
    W
    7mph
    3.1ft
    15s
    WSW
    6pm
    4-6 ft
    fair
    WSW
    5mph
    2.9ft
    15s
    WSW
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This forecast is for West-North-West facing beaches, and was updated Aug 12, 2026 @ 1:32am.
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