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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
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | WNW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | |
366 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 59 | 27 | 286 | 178 | 178 | 286 | 31 | 31 | 47 | 82 | 86 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 53 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:58AM1.89m | 1:15PM2.11m | 1:43AM1.94m | 1:55PM2.16m | 2:24AM1.98m | 2:33PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.46m | 7:36PM0.34m | 7:43AM0.43m | 8:17PM0.27m | 8:23AM0.40m | 8:54PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:53 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
366 | 417 | 394 | 372 | 372 | 355 | 286 | 178 | 178 | 286 | 243 | 180 | 180 | 66 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 98 | 94 | 102 | 108 | 108 | 157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 |
35 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 68 | 64 | 21 | 31 | 38 | 30 | 82 | 86 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 53 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 5 | WNW 17 | WNW 14 | S 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | SW 13 |
25 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 59 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 43 | 31 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 40 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 124 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 90 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 24 |
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