Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 11PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 623 | 543 | 536 | 536 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 489 | 482 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 469 | 395 | 390 | 390 | 347 | 342 | 399 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:07PM1.61m | 9:23AM1.63m | 10:14PM1.65m | 10:32AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM0.69m | 3:13AM0.83m | 3:49PM0.72m | 4:26AM0.80m | 4:49PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 623 | 543 | 536 | 536 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 489 | 482 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 469 | 395 | 390 | 390 | 347 | 342 | 337 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 65 | 46 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 73 | 47 | 64 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 399 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 31 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 157 | 186 | 253 | 253 | 246 | 221 | 323 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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