Nosara Beach surf break

Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 02 May 2026 CST
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Nosara Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nosara Beach sea temperature is
30.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (02 May)1ft (0.3m)16s

Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
66
66
66
40
63
79
107
136
174
104
103
109
152
111
88
125
88
113
127
206
361
421
306
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:09PM2.19m
3:39AM2.00m
3:46PM2.16m
4:16AM1.97m
4:23PM2.12m
4:54AM1.92m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.38m
9:31PM0.20m
9:37AM0.38m
10:07PM0.21m
10:14AM0.40m
10:44PM0.25m
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part cloud
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
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5:24
5:24
5:24
5:24
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5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
4
3
Temp °C
29
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
29
31
29
28
28
27
27
27
33
31
33
33
32
32
31
31
34
32
31
30
31
31
32
32
32
33
32
31
32
31
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Energy kJ
155
198
198
191
188
184
184
181
141
141
138
138
131
90
80
90
89
89
64
62
61
361
421
306
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
7
66
66
66
40
63
79
107
136
174
104
103
100
95
91
88
125
88
113
113
206
60
58
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
SW
5
0.2
W
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
S
16
0.5
SW
13
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
Energy kJ
67
16
15
17
17
17
17
17
4
13
50
49
109
152
111
80
85
110
68
127
109
91
88
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
Energy kJ
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
24
24
31
4
4
4
0
0
32
124
74
4
4
0
0
0
24
90
48
4
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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