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Pavones 57.4

#3852 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇨🇷 Costa Rica · Puntarenas · near Golfito

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score57.4 /100
Surfable days92% of the year
Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell0% period 11 s+
Typical size0.9 m 2.8 ft median
Water29°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Pavones

It rarely works. The nearest airport is DAV (78 km) and the nearest town is Golfito (29 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan72%0%0.7 m29°Cboardies
Feb74%0%0.7 m29°Cboardies
Mar86%0%0.7 m30°Cboardies
Apr99%0%0.9 m30°Cboardies
May99%0%0.9 m29°Cboardies
Jun100%0%1.0 m29°Cboardies
Jul100%0%1.0 m29°Cboardies
Aug100%0%1.0 m29°Cboardies
Sep100%0%1.0 m28°Cboardies
Oct100%0%1.0 m28°Cboardies
Nov99%0%0.9 m28°Cboardies
Dec74%0%0.7 m28°Cboardies

Why 57.4

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
1.5
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
8.5

The detail

Faces 305° with 31% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 98% of days. Mean peak period 8.0 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 94%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 8.393, -83.139 (OpenStreetMap).

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