Nosara Beach surf break

Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 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
30.2° 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Moderate 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
0
NW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
0
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
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
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
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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)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
SW
19
0.7
S
12
Energy kJ
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)
0.5
S
18
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.7
S
12
0.7
SW
20
Energy kJ
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)
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.1
SW
21
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
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)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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