Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 422 | 428 | 401 | 471 | 539 | 539 | 459 | 360 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 301 | 245 | 238 | 224 | 186 | 144 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:22AM2.21m | 6:43PM1.94m | 7:04AM2.07m | 7:29PM1.80m | 7:50AM1.94m | 8:19PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.33m | 00:48AM0.40m | 1:26PM0.45m | 1:32AM0.54m | 2:16PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 422 | 428 | 401 | 471 | 539 | 539 | 459 | 360 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 111 | 118 | 118 | 126 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 188 | 275 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 100 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 95 | 98 | 93 | 98 | 89 | 88 | 111 | 301 | 245 | 238 | 224 | 186 | 144 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 6 | S 11 | W 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | S 14 | N 6 | NNW 6 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | W 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
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