Pavones

Pavones is a W-facing point break in Costa Rica. It picks up swell from SSE to SW and SW to WSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 58% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the E: light winds or E breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while W onshores chop it up.

Break

Point

Faces

W (270°)

Best swell

S to SW (180°–220°), 12 s or longer

Best wind

NE to SE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSE to SW (161° to 234°); SW to WSW (234.5° to 255°)

Offshore wind

E

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

None yet