
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 54 | 69 | 75 | 55 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 97 | 123 | 119 | 46 | 111 | 173 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 209 | 249 | 305 | 274 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:55AM2.14m | 7:16PM1.85m | 7:43AM2.10m | 8:11PM1.78m | 8:39AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.37m | 1:15PM0.41m | 1:19AM0.42m | 2:09PM0.45m | 2:13AM0.48m | 3:11PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
90 | 65 | 84 | 63 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 66 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 96 | 75 | 163 | 131 | 128 | 110 | 103 | 274 | 268 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | 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 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
73 | 37 | 69 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 97 | 123 | 119 | 41 | 111 | 173 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 205 | 163 | 305 | 146 | 144 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 4 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
36 | 54 | 54 | 75 | 55 | 76 | 34 | 20 | 56 | 30 | 10 | 30 | 46 | 47 | 161 | 159 | 157 | 154 | 209 | 249 | 151 | 82 | 78 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | N 5 | SE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
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