
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (01 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 11PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 99mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wed 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1297 | 1265 | 1248 | 1232 | 1120 | 1001 | 988 | 988 | 962 | 949 | 949 | 936 | 844 | 757 | 746 | 746 | 676 | 685 | 704 | 714 | 598 | 507 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:38PM1.99m | 7:59AM1.97m | 8:46PM1.96m | 9:11AM1.88m | 9:57PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.28m | 1:49AM0.48m | 2:23PM0.38m | 3:02AM0.55m | 3:31PM0.45m | 4:17AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | |
5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 7 |
1297 | 1265 | 1248 | 1232 | 1120 | 1001 | 988 | 988 | 962 | 949 | 949 | 936 | 844 | 757 | 746 | 746 | 676 | 685 | 704 | 714 | 598 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 |
31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 30 | 93 | 135 | 507 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
— | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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