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Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
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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
30.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 2AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | |
238 | 215 | 205 | 195 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 161 | 147 | 147 | 170 | 172 | 240 | 237 | 227 | 273 | 341 | 337 | 357 | 353 | 308 | 309 | 305 | 276 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 8:35PM1.93m | 9:23AM1.90m | 9:48PM1.84m | 10:34AM1.92m | 11:00PM1.82m | 11:36AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.52m | 3:00AM0.43m | 3:39PM0.58m | 4:09AM0.49m | 4:53PM0.57m | 5:14AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
238 | 215 | 205 | 195 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 161 | 147 | 147 | 145 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 135 | 133 | 157 | 337 | 357 | 353 | 308 | 309 | 305 | 276 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 |
1 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 31 | 64 | 71 | 46 | 170 | 172 | 240 | 237 | 227 | 273 | 341 | 138 | 126 | 116 | 69 | 112 | 31 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 20 | SSW 7 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | W 3 | SW 15 | W 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 8 | W 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 72 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 39 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 9 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
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