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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
30.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | WNW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
47 | 82 | 86 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 53 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 40 | 19 | 29 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 40 | 63 | 79 | 107 | 136 | 174 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 1:55PM2.16m | 2:24AM1.98m | 2:33PM2.18m | 3:02AM2.00m | 3:09PM2.19m | 3:39AM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.27m | 8:23AM0.40m | 8:54PM0.22m | 9:00AM0.38m | 9:31PM0.20m | 9:37AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
180 | 66 | 94 | 94 | 66 | 90 | 98 | 94 | 98 | 108 | 108 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 157 | 151 | 149 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 141 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
30 | 82 | 86 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 53 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 40 | 63 | 79 | 107 | 136 | 174 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
47 | 48 | 48 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 42 | 26 | 40 | 26 | 16 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 90 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 137 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
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