Costa Rica Tide Charts

Pavones tides

Predicted from Golfito, Golfo Dulce, NOAA station TWC0339, 18 miles away. No gauge exists nearer than this. The coast between runs open and unbroken, so the heights hold well and only the turn of the tide may fall a little either side of the times shown. Heights in feet above MLLW. Also covers Pavones, Punta Banco and Zancudo.

Water level now

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Next tide

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Highs and lows

  1. 1:52 amLow tide2.4 ft
  2. 7:58 amHigh tide9.4 ft
  3. 2:26 pmLow tide2.1 ft
  4. 8:42 pmHigh tide9.3 ft

Sun and moon

Sunrise
5:20 am
Sunset
5:11 pm
Daylight
11 hr 51 min
Moonset
12:31 pm
Moon
Waning crescent 40%

The lowest daylight water is 2.1 ft at 2:26 pm.

About Pavones

Located near the southern border with Panama, Pavones is legendary among surfers for harboring one of the longest, most continuous left-hand point breaks on Earth, while also covering nearby Punta Banco and the quiet beaches of Zancudo. Pavones draws international surfers seeking epic rides that can last over a kilometer, while Punta Banco offers versatile beach breaks and turtle conservation sites, and Zancudo provides miles of flat, calm sand for swimming and beachcombing. Consulting tide tables is essential for maximizing a trip: a mid-to-incoming tide is ideal to link the multiple sections of Pavones' marathon left break, while low tide exposes tide pools and slippery rock shelves at Punta Banco. CARIBBEAN

This week

  1. Mon

    2 Nov

    9.4 ft

    7:58 am

    2.1 ft

    2:26 pm

  2. Tue

    3 Nov

    9.4 ft

    9:52 pm

    2.4 ft

    3:36 pm

  3. Wed

    4 Nov

    9.6 ft

    10:58 pm

    2.4 ft

    4:45 pm

  4. Thu

    5 Nov

    9.9 ft

    11:55 pm

    2.3 ft

    5:47 pm

  5. Fri

    6 Nov

    9.3 ft

    12:25 pm

    2.0 ft

    6:30 am

  6. Sat

    7 Nov

    10.2 ft

    12:46 am

    1.7 ft

    7:20 am

  7. Sun

    8 Nov

    10.4 ft

    1:31 am

    1.5 ft

    8:03 am

  8. Mon

    9 Nov

    10.5 ft

    2:12 am

    1.3 ft

    8:44 am

  9. Tue

    10 Nov

    10.5 ft

    2:51 am

    1.3 ft

    9:21 am

  10. Wed

    11 Nov

    10.4 ft

    3:28 am

    1.3 ft

    9:58 am

The highest water of each day, and when it arrives.

King tides in 24 days

Water reaches 11.4 ft at 3:08 am on Thursday 26 November, the highest of this run. See every king tide through 2030

Along the coast

Every Costa Rica location, in order along the coast. Each dot sits at its true latitude. Where places crowd together the writing is nudged clear and joined back to its dot by a line.

November 2026

Date Tides Sunrise Sunset
1Sun
Low 12:47 am 2.0 ftHigh 6:52 am 9.9 ftLow 1:22 pm 1.7 ftHigh 7:33 pm 9.5 ft
5:20 am5:11 pm
2Mon
Low 1:52 am 2.4 ftHigh 7:58 am 9.4 ftLow 2:26 pm 2.1 ftHigh 8:42 pm 9.3 ft
5:20 am5:11 pm
3Tue
Low 3:06 am 2.7 ftHigh 9:10 am 9.0 ftLow 3:36 pm 2.4 ftHigh 9:52 pm 9.4 ft
5:20 am5:11 pm
4Wed
Low 4:22 am 2.7 ftHigh 10:23 am 8.9 ftLow 4:45 pm 2.4 ftHigh 10:58 pm 9.6 ft
5:20 am5:11 pm
5Thu
Low 5:31 am 2.4 ftHigh 11:28 am 9.0 ftLow 5:47 pm 2.3 ftHigh 11:55 pm 9.9 ft
5:21 am5:11 pm
6Fri
Low 6:30 am 2.0 ftHigh 12:25 pm 9.3 ftLow 6:41 pm 2.2 ft
5:21 am5:11 pm
7Sat
High 12:46 am 10.2 ftLow 7:20 am 1.7 ftHigh 1:14 pm 9.5 ftLow 7:28 pm 2.0 ft
5:21 am5:10 pm
8Sun
High 1:31 am 10.4 ftLow 8:03 am 1.5 ftHigh 1:59 pm 9.7 ftLow 8:11 pm 1.9 ft
5:21 am5:10 pm
9Mon
High 2:12 am 10.5 ftLow 8:44 am 1.3 ftHigh 2:40 pm 9.7 ftLow 8:50 pm 1.9 ft
5:22 am5:10 pm
10Tue
High 2:51 am 10.5 ftLow 9:21 am 1.3 ftHigh 3:20 pm 9.7 ftLow 9:29 pm 2.0 ft
5:22 am5:10 pm
11Wed
High 3:28 am 10.4 ftLow 9:58 am 1.3 ftHigh 3:59 pm 9.6 ftLow 10:06 pm 2.2 ft
5:22 am5:10 pm
12Thu
High 4:06 am 10.2 ftLow 10:35 am 1.5 ftHigh 4:38 pm 9.5 ftLow 10:45 pm 2.4 ft
5:22 am5:10 pm
13Fri
High 4:44 am 9.9 ftLow 11:13 am 1.7 ftHigh 5:19 pm 9.2 ftLow 11:25 pm 2.7 ft
5:23 am5:10 pm
14Sat
High 5:25 am 9.5 ftLow 11:53 am 2.1 ftHigh 6:02 pm 9.0 ft
5:23 am5:10 pm
15Sun
Low 12:09 am 3.0 ftHigh 6:08 am 9.1 ftLow 12:35 pm 2.4 ftHigh 6:47 pm 8.7 ft
5:23 am5:10 pm
16Mon
Low 12:56 am 3.3 ftHigh 6:55 am 8.7 ftLow 1:21 pm 2.8 ftHigh 7:37 pm 8.6 ft
5:24 am5:10 pm
17Tue
Low 1:49 am 3.5 ftHigh 7:49 am 8.3 ftLow 2:11 pm 3.0 ftHigh 8:30 pm 8.5 ft
5:24 am5:10 pm
18Wed
Low 2:47 am 3.5 ftHigh 8:48 am 8.1 ftLow 3:05 pm 3.2 ftHigh 9:25 pm 8.7 ft
5:24 am5:10 pm
19Thu
Low 3:48 am 3.4 ftHigh 9:49 am 8.1 ftLow 4:01 pm 3.1 ftHigh 10:19 pm 9.0 ft
5:25 am5:10 pm
20Fri
Low 4:47 am 3.0 ftHigh 10:47 am 8.3 ftLow 4:55 pm 2.9 ftHigh 11:10 pm 9.4 ft
5:25 am5:10 pm
21Sat
Low 5:41 am 2.5 ftHigh 11:40 am 8.7 ftLow 5:47 pm 2.6 ftHigh 11:58 pm 9.9 ft
5:26 am5:10 pm
22Sun
Low 6:31 am 2.0 ftHigh 12:30 pm 9.1 ftLow 6:37 pm 2.2 ft
5:26 am5:11 pm
23Mon
High 12:46 am 10.5 ftLow 7:19 am 1.4 ftHigh 1:18 pm 9.6 ftLow 7:26 pm 1.8 ft
5:26 am5:11 pm
24Tue
High 1:33 am 10.9 ftLow 8:06 am 0.9 ftHigh 2:06 pm 10.0 ftLow 8:15 pm 1.4 ft
5:27 am5:11 pm
25Wed
High 2:20 am 11.3 ftLow 8:53 am 0.5 ftHigh 2:54 pm 10.4 ftLow 9:05 pm 1.2 ft
5:27 am5:11 pm
26Thu
High 3:08 am 11.4 ftLow 9:40 am 0.3 ftHigh 3:42 pm 10.6 ftLow 9:55 pm 1.1 ft
5:28 am5:11 pm
27Fri
High 3:58 am 11.4 ftLow 10:29 am 0.4 ftHigh 4:33 pm 10.7 ftLow 10:47 pm 1.2 ft
5:28 am5:11 pm
28Sat
High 4:49 am 11.1 ftLow 11:19 am 0.6 ftHigh 5:26 pm 10.6 ftLow 11:42 pm 1.4 ft
5:29 am5:12 pm
29Sun
High 5:43 am 10.7 ftLow 12:12 pm 0.9 ftHigh 6:21 pm 10.4 ft
5:29 am5:12 pm
30Mon
Low 12:40 am 1.7 ftHigh 6:41 am 10.1 ftLow 1:07 pm 1.4 ftHigh 7:20 pm 10.2 ft
5:29 am5:12 pm

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