Nosara Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.99° N 85.70° W

Nosara Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nosara Beach sea temperature is
30.3° C
2.3° 

Nosara Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
75
55
76
75
74
71
97
123
119
46
111
173
212
208
208
209
316
305
274
268
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
N
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:55AM2.14m
7:16PM1.85m
7:43AM2.10m
8:11PM1.78m
8:39AM2.06m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.41m
1:19AM0.42m
2:09PM0.45m
2:13AM0.48m
3:11PM0.47m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:02
 mm
1
1
4
2
3
6
6
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
24
25
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
33
33
33
32
32
29
28
26
29
30
31
29
27
28
28
28
31
32
31
32
32
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