Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 258 | 355 | 355 | 350 | 346 | 341 | 317 | 308 | 253 | 253 | 261 | 257 | 205 | 249 | 249 | 245 | 241 | 196 | 187 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:09AM1.98m | 8:56PM1.82m | 9:23AM1.90m | 10:13PM1.85m | 10:41AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.44m | 3:07AM0.58m | 3:52PM0.48m | 4:27AM0.58m | 5:03PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 79 | 64 | 355 | 355 | 350 | 346 | 341 | 317 | 308 | 253 | 253 | 261 | 257 | 205 | 249 | 249 | 245 | 241 | 196 | 187 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 6 | S 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 313 | 258 | 49 | 99 | 147 | 147 | 74 | 51 | 117 | 117 | 119 | 140 | 117 | 119 | 121 | 121 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 8 | WNW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 78 | 76 | 76 | 54 | 76 | 76 | 33 | 65 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 186 | 236 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 0 |
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