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Moolar
Pan Dulce
Right
Zancudo
Peak
Punta Burica
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Punta Banco
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Hog Hole
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Eclipse
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Pavones Surf Spot

Central America,  Central America (South),  Costa Rica,  Golfo Dulce
  • What's it like?
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  • Popular questions

Located in the Golfo Dolce, Costa Rica Pavones is one of the longest and best left hand points in the world. It offers up long, at times sectiony, and at times hollow walls that can link up for up to 600 meters. It breaks over a rock and sand bottom, quite close to shore. This spot is very sheltered and does not break often, needing a massive swell to make it into the gulf. Locals are notorious for beating the super fast outside section, letting them take off deeper than everyone else. Low tide the wave breaks up the point and at high it breaks further down better. At certain tides and swells these sections can link up for rides up to 1 km, yes 1 km. Jelly legs are the biggest issue here.

What are the best surf conditions for Pavones?

Gets good between waist high and triple overhead. We recommend riding a longboard when smaller and a shortboard then step up as the size picks up. This break is suitable for intermediate and advanced level surfers. The surf here is not consistent (4/10) and will have a big crew on it (8/10). The best winds are from the Northeast. The best swells are from the South and Southwest and massive. Works through the tide.

We recommend wearing boardshorts or a bikini year round. Water temperatures range between 29 and 28. See the temperature chart below for more data on this.

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100M LONG WAVE
Point break OVER Cobblestones BOTTOM

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Seasonal surf conditions at Pavones

The chart below shows seasonal surf data over a 12 month period. Consistency of swells are only recorded for a swell with a period of more than 7 seconds. This data is for the region and not necessarily specific to Pavones. It also shows the peak, shoulder and off peak seasons for surfing at Pavones. Check today's Pavones surf report for current conditions.

Air and sea temperature for surfing at Pavones

The air and sea temperatures at Pavones surf spot are listed below on average over a 12 month period. See our recommendations on what to wear.

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Other Surf Spots Nearby

There are 8 other surf spots near Pavones. Discover them below:

3.6KM

Punta Banco

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
12.8KM

Zancudo

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
14.7KM

Pan Dulce

6
Right | Exp Surfers
200m long
Surf forecast
15.2KM

Backwash (Golfo Dulce)

6
Right | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
16.1KM

Hog Hole

7
Right | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
22KM

Carate

5
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
29.7KM

Eclipse

7
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
45.8KM

Punta Burica

7
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast

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