Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
260 | 260 | 260 | 314 | 314 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 243 | 346 | 330 | 322 | 318 | 314 | 211 | 163 | 206 | 203 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39PM1.55m | 11:53AM1.76m | 00:38AM1.64m | 12:48PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.66m | 5:36AM0.77m | 6:26PM0.60m | 6:35AM0.70m | 7:13PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
106 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 346 | 330 | 322 | 318 | 314 | 211 | 53 | 206 | 203 | 198 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
260 | 260 | 260 | 314 | 314 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 243 | 102 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 55 | 53 | 163 | 52 | 35 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
84 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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