Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 281 | 346 | 398 | 506 | 492 | 614 | 478 | 464 | 451 | 444 | 437 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 424 | 369 | 363 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:06AM2.13m | 2:25PM2.06m | 2:43AM2.25m | 3:04PM2.13m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.32m | 8:29PM0.29m | 8:57AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 232 | 346 | 398 | 506 | 492 | 614 | 478 | 464 | 451 | 444 | 437 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 424 | 369 | 363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 5 | W 10 |
| kJ | 281 | 228 | 164 | 123 | 119 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 53 | 53 | 300 | 366 | 297 | 48 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | W 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 28 | 39 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 83 | 77 | 219 | 67 | 60 | 246 | 246 | 25 | 17 | 48 | 354 | 267 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 30 | 157 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 0 |
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