Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 11PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
991 | 979 | 1068 | 1041 | 882 | 767 | 677 | 668 | 677 | 606 | 606 | 598 | 590 | 447 | 428 | 422 | 428 | 434 | 428 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:33PM2.29m | 4:59AM2.39m | 5:17PM2.21m | 5:41AM2.32m | 6:00PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.05m | 11:13AM0.15m | 11:25PM0.14m | 11:56AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
991 | 979 | 1068 | 1041 | 882 | 767 | 677 | 668 | 677 | 606 | 606 | 598 | 590 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 428 | 434 | 428 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
134 | 134 | 132 | 169 | 205 | 244 | 240 | 240 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 100 | 106 | 447 | 428 | 422 | 138 | 138 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | — | SW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
13 | — | — | 3 | 61 | 60 | — | 59 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
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