Nosara Beach surf break

Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
29.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
0
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
2
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141418181817171616161615151514141414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)401390333329516404390823803679721604558573565549514507500485331331331384
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
NNE
10
NW
20
W
15
W
10
SW
10
S
5
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcrosscrosscross-
off
offglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
onoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
2.40
2:59AM
2.18
3:14PM
2.48
3:44AM
2.23
3:59PM
2.50
4:30AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:51PM
0.05
8:59AM
0.14
9:35PM
-0.03
9:44AM
0.10
10:21PM
-0.05
10:32AM
0.11
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----5:31-------5:30-------5:30--
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------131------1---
Temp. °C292827272726293029292828272629292928282727262930
Feels °C (?)303129293129323130323131302932293031323130293131
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