
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 3AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
704 | 714 | 598 | 507 | 500 | 428 | 434 | 384 | 390 | 440 | 558 | 636 | 304 | 565 | 551 | 551 | 435 | 418 | 412 | 401 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:25AM1.84m | 11:02PM2.02m | 11:32AM1.86m | 11:59PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM0.54m | 4:38PM0.48m | 5:25AM0.48m | 5:39PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
704 | 714 | 598 | 507 | 500 | 428 | 434 | 384 | 114 | 440 | 558 | 636 | 88 | 565 | 551 | 551 | 435 | 109 | 412 | 401 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
132 | 108 | 102 | 82 | 46 | 37 | 57 | 79 | 390 | 114 | 111 | 93 | 304 | 57 | 77 | 79 | 102 | 418 | 75 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 16 | NW 6 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 8 |
3 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 152 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 229 | 28 | 52 | 42 | 73 | 43 | 39 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 32 | 135 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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