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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
30.3° 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 7AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
322 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 169 | 164 | 160 | 154 | 152 | 222 | 216 | 216 | 306 | 477 | 523 | 509 | 558 | 551 | 543 | 529 | 313 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:35AM1.88m | 11:01PM1.73m | 11:28AM2.02m | 11:59PM1.82m | 12:20PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.63m | 4:58PM0.62m | 5:05AM0.57m | 5:55PM0.47m | 5:59AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
33 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
322 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 255 | 130 | 133 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 131 | 136 | 138 | 136 | 138 | 306 | 477 | 523 | 509 | 558 | 551 | 543 | 529 | 313 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 |
114 | 102 | 130 | 127 | 130 | 255 | 251 | 169 | 164 | 160 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 136 | 136 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 71 | 94 | 261 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | S 10 |
3 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 40 | 82 | 81 | 154 | 152 | 222 | 216 | 216 | 83 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 68 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 4 |
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