Nosara Beach surf break

Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
29.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
17
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WNW
16
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
S
10
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
429
397
376
371
366
25
25
28
59
290
286
178
178
286
31
31
47
83
86
0
18
14
23
54
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
NE
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
S
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
N
5
NE
5
W
15
WSW
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
12:30PM2.05m
00:58AM1.89m
1:15PM2.11m
1:43AM1.94m
1:55PM2.16m
2:24AM1.98m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.43m
7:00AM0.46m
7:36PM0.34m
7:43AM0.43m
8:17PM0.27m
8:23AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:26
5:24
5:24
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5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
Temp °C
30
29
29
28
26
26
29
30
29
29
28
28
27
26
29
30
29
29
28
28
27
27
29
29
32
32
33
32
28
28
32
31
31
32
31
33
31
29
32
31
31
33
31
33
31
31
33
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
429
397
376
371
366
417
394
372
372
290
286
178
178
286
243
180
180
66
94
94
90
90
94
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
14
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
56
55
51
35
35
25
25
28
27
27
21
68
64
21
31
38
30
83
86
77
76
77
81
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
NW
5
0.3
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
S
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
17
17
17
25
25
10
10
1
59
21
20
21
21
20
43
31
47
48
48
17
18
14
23
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
24
97
7
0
0
4
4
24
97
32
31
0
0
0
4
32
90
0
4
4
4
4
4
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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