Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 140 | 154 | 138 | 138 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 106 | 109 | 183 | 176 | 160 | 95 | 95 | 158 | 151 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.94m | 8:19PM1.66m | 8:41AM1.82m | 9:19PM1.56m | 9:42AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.56m | 2:21AM0.66m | 3:14PM0.64m | 3:19AM0.75m | 4:20PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 123 | 123 | 154 | 229 | 286 | 281 | 275 | 281 | 286 | 291 | 289 | 289 | 284 | 279 | 279 | 274 | 223 | 202 | 158 | 154 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 144 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 106 | 109 | 183 | 176 | 160 | 95 | 95 | 158 | 151 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | W 13 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 14 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 36 | 57 | 65 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 10 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 98 | 98 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 7 | 0 |
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