
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
227 | 340 | 305 | 301 | 362 | 238 | 221 | 328 | 272 | 297 | 301 | 301 | 268 | 113 | 107 | 132 | 132 | 200 | 197 | 189 | 123 | 263 | 91 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:14AM2.13m | 11:57PM1.82m | 12:19PM2.20m | 1:02AM1.94m | 1:21PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.49m | 5:49PM0.34m | 5:57AM0.43m | 6:51PM0.23m | 7:02AM0.34m | 7:49PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | 6:07 | |
mm | 21 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
90 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 362 | 63 | 221 | 328 | 272 | 297 | 301 | 301 | 268 | 51 | 51 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 197 | 189 | 123 | 263 | 170 | 157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 |
226 | 340 | 305 | 301 | 65 | 238 | 62 | 48 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 113 | 99 | 132 | 132 | 200 | 34 | 34 | 132 | 194 | 91 | 184 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
227 | 206 | 203 | 147 | 86 | 198 | 181 | 71 | 18 | 121 | 120 | 118 | 15 | 69 | 107 | 63 | 154 | 139 | 134 | 132 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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