Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 589 | 507 | 573 | 492 | 485 | 424 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 290 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 234 | 184 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:20PM2.07m | 3:51AM2.03m | 3:57PM2.09m | 4:26AM2.10m | 4:34PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.28m | 9:52AM0.43m | 10:11PM0.26m | 10:30AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 589 | 507 | 573 | 492 | 485 | 424 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 290 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 234 | 184 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | S 6 | WNW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 71 | 72 | 17 | 91 | 91 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 12 | S 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 67 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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