Nosara Beach surf break

Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 CST
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Nosara Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nosara Beach sea temperature is
29.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
17
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
353
308
309
305
276
276
269
289
226
219
206
269
441
429
397
376
371
366
25
25
28
304
290
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:36AM1.98m
00:04AM1.85m
12:30PM2.05m
00:58AM1.89m
1:15PM2.11m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.50m
5:57PM0.51m
6:11AM0.49m
6:51PM0.43m
7:00AM0.46m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:26
5:26
5:26
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5:52
5:53
5:53
1
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
26
29
30
29
28
32
33
31
31
33
32
32
32
31
30
31
30
33
31
31
31
32
31
32
30
32
30
30
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
Energy kJ
357
353
308
309
305
276
276
269
289
226
201
198
151
441
429
397
376
371
366
411
394
372
304
290
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
S
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
126
116
69
52
31
49
48
33
90
90
85
206
269
56
80
53
52
50
35
25
25
28
27
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.5
S
8
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
5
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
Energy kJ
14
3
31
23
39
38
37
103
158
153
219
83
58
20
20
1
25
25
25
10
10
1
20
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
24
24
32
4
4
0
0
0
24
32
107
0
4
0
4
4
24
90
142
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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