Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 9PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1314 | 1297 | 1281 | 1105 | 949 | 924 | 899 | 899 | 899 | 810 | 716 | 621 | 526 | 511 | 451 | 444 | 386 | 380 | 380 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32PM2.12m | 3:53AM2.23m | 4:09PM2.13m | 4:28AM2.28m | 4:46PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.23m | 10:04AM0.26m | 10:14PM0.21m | 10:42AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1314 | 1297 | 1281 | 1105 | 949 | 924 | 899 | 899 | 899 | 810 | 716 | 621 | 526 | 511 | 451 | 444 | 386 | 380 | 380 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 56 | 43 | 31 | 41 | 40 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | — | S 10 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 20 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | 18 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 97 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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