
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
250 | 250 | 173 | 171 | 161 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 75 | 138 | 209 | 258 | 267 | 267 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 271 | 264 | 548 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.99m | 9:06PM1.69m | 9:29AM1.89m | 10:06PM1.61m | 10:26AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.51m | 3:04PM0.55m | 3:08AM0.63m | 4:03PM0.60m | 4:05AM0.70m | 5:03PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 |
169 | 157 | 119 | 119 | 161 | 116 | 116 | 92 | 92 | 21 | 30 | 63 | 138 | 181 | 177 | 267 | 267 | 311 | 286 | 300 | 222 | 187 | 128 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 |
250 | 250 | 173 | 171 | 62 | 93 | 92 | 24 | 22 | 92 | 93 | 75 | 58 | 86 | 44 | 153 | 103 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 271 | 264 | 548 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 26 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 24 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 |
10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 54 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 105 | 59 | 49 | 59 | 198 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 209 | 258 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 102 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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