
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 11AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
415 | 410 | 355 | 301 | 293 | 257 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 173 | 171 | 161 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 84 | 124 | 171 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48AM2.11m | 8:11PM1.81m | 8:37AM1.99m | 9:06PM1.69m | 9:29AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.38m | 2:10PM0.47m | 2:16AM0.51m | 3:04PM0.55m | 3:08AM0.63m | 4:03PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 |
415 | 410 | 355 | 301 | 293 | 257 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 93 | 116 | 92 | 23 | 35 | 48 | 84 | 124 | 124 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 |
139 | 137 | 134 | 134 | 137 | 137 | 174 | 174 | 169 | 89 | 173 | 171 | 161 | 61 | 92 | 24 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 75 | 80 | 60 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 11 |
44 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 21 | 18 | 105 | 171 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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