Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 297 | 293 | 318 | 313 | 250 | 246 | 283 | 215 | 313 | 303 | 233 | 214 | 257 | 281 | 346 | 398 | 506 | 492 | 614 | 478 | 464 | 451 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:49AM1.82m | 1:03PM1.87m | 1:29AM1.98m | 1:46PM1.97m | 2:06AM2.13m | 2:25PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.59m | 7:15PM0.47m | 7:39AM0.46m | 7:52PM0.38m | 8:19AM0.32m | 8:29PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 297 | 215 | 263 | 318 | 313 | 250 | 246 | 283 | 209 | 313 | 303 | 233 | 214 | 228 | 232 | 346 | 398 | 506 | 492 | 614 | 478 | 464 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | 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 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 181 | 297 | 293 | 289 | 234 | 221 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 171 | 208 | 208 | 212 | 257 | 281 | 183 | 164 | 123 | 119 | 46 | 55 | 57 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 101 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 30 | 38 | 36 | 83 | 77 | 70 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
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