Nosara Beach surf break

Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
29.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 12PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414161414141513131616161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3723092722682642611971941891371141081861218584130137258255318314310283
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
S
10
SW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
ononoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise-5:33-------5:33-------5:33------
Sunset----5:52-------5:52-------5:52---
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272730313130272726263032303029272626303130292927
Feels °C (?)272731323432282826273133313332292727313231313129
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