The surf forecast is 4-5 ft and slightly choppy right now for Pavones, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    83° SW @ 7mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    11:08am / 5:28pm
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW3.4ft @ 14s
  • WATER TEMP
    84° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 22
FRI 23
SAT 24
SUN 25
MON 26
12am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 3-4+ ft and clean at 12am on Thu 1/22
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND ENE 2 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SSW (202) 2.6 ft @ 15 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SSW (197) 2.4 ft @ 11 sec
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide, 16.1 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Jan 22
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    3mph
    3.6ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    5mph
    3.5ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    WSW
    5mph
    3.5ft
    14s
    SSW
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  • Friday, Jan 23
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NE
    4mph
    3.2ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    4mph
    3.1ft
    13s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    clean
    WSW
    3mph
    2.9ft
    13s
    SSW
  • Saturday, Jan 24
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    NNE
    4mph
    2.7ft
    12s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    SSW
    5mph
    3.3ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    W
    6mph
    3.3ft
    14s
    SSW
  • Sunday, Jan 25
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    fair
    N
    4mph
    3.2ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    2.9ft
    13s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    W
    6mph
    3ft
    13s
    SSW
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  • Monday, Jan 26
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    N
    5mph
    2.7ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    2.6ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    5mph
    3.7ft
    14s
    SSW
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This forecast is for West-North-West facing beaches, and was updated Jan 22, 2026 @ 1:29pm.
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