
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
160 | 208 | 251 | 254 | 254 | 310 | 254 | 361 | 348 | 269 | 218 | 218 | 221 | 276 | 291 | 348 | 243 | 200 | 198 | 198 | 127 | 246 | 427 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:38AM2.38m | 5:05PM2.12m | 5:22AM2.32m | 5:52PM2.05m | 6:10AM2.22m | 6:44PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.09m | 11:07PM0.21m | 11:44AM0.15m | 11:54PM0.29m | 12:34PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
160 | 208 | 251 | 104 | 254 | 310 | 254 | 361 | 348 | 269 | 218 | 218 | 221 | 276 | 291 | 348 | 243 | 200 | 49 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
58 | 90 | 88 | 254 | 75 | 55 | 104 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 71 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 33 | 47 | 198 | 198 | 67 | 246 | 427 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 14 | W 10 | WNW 9 |
73 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 32 | 33 | 61 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 130 | 133 | 131 | 129 | 22 | 22 | 118 | 40 | 63 | 65 | 127 | 67 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 31 | 0 |
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