Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s 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 (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 331 | 290 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 234 | 184 | 152 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 137 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:26AM2.10m | 4:34PM2.08m | 5:01AM2.14m | 5:11PM2.05m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.26m | 10:30AM0.40m | 10:45PM0.26m | 11:08AM0.38m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 331 | 290 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 234 | 184 | 152 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 110 | 171 | 171 | 90 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | S 7 | SW 15 | S 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 71 | 18 | 17 | 91 | 91 | 125 | 124 | 119 | 110 | 137 | 87 | 32 | 171 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 67 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 22 | 85 | 31 | 114 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 4 |
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