
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 86 | 115 | 84 | 93 | 93 | 73 | 54 | 69 | 75 | 55 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 97 | 123 | 119 | 96 | 111 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:13AM2.16m | 6:30PM1.93m | 6:55AM2.14m | 7:16PM1.85m | 7:43AM2.10m | 8:11PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.39m | 00:34AM0.37m | 1:15PM0.41m | 1:19AM0.42m | 2:09PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | 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 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 6 |
125 | 122 | 115 | 90 | 92 | 66 | 86 | 65 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 96 | 106 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
38 | 86 | 77 | 52 | 93 | 93 | 73 | 37 | 69 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 97 | 123 | 119 | 37 | 111 | 173 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 |
44 | 38 | 38 | 84 | 37 | 10 | 36 | 54 | 54 | 75 | 55 | 76 | 34 | 20 | 56 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 47 | 161 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 4 |
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