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Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
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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
30.2° 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 2PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 20 | |
390 | 406 | 406 | 400 | 353 | 263 | 256 | 245 | 245 | 355 | 241 | 238 | 228 | 187 | 224 | 290 | 286 | 157 | 209 | 157 | 214 | 260 | 372 | 388 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:39PM1.97m | 6:14AM1.79m | 6:19PM1.88m | 6:59AM1.74m | 7:03PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM0.53m | 00:01AM0.40m | 12:10PM0.62m | 00:42AM0.49m | 12:55PM0.70m | 1:27AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | |
— | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | |
— | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | S 12 |
390 | 406 | 406 | 400 | 353 | 238 | 241 | 245 | 245 | 355 | 241 | 238 | 228 | 187 | 224 | 290 | 286 | 138 | 136 | 138 | 155 | 146 | 372 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 20 |
158 | 176 | 127 | 269 | 263 | 263 | 256 | 228 | 222 | 241 | 218 | 215 | 210 | 187 | 181 | 179 | 142 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 138 | 260 | 141 | 388 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 21 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
22 | 104 | 168 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 17 | 46 | 20 | 35 | 20 | 22 | 97 | 89 | 157 | 209 | 157 | 214 | 108 | 111 | 144 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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