Nosara Beach surf break

Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
29.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)--
Afternoon (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141413131321202019191818181717171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3333323232325147462828871392213916309091531163315601749175816161557
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
5
SSW
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
0
N
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
0
ENE
15
SSW
15
SW
0
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
0
SE
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offglassononglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45PM
2.14
2:08AM
2.06
2:27PM
2.23
2:49AM
2.11
3:04PM
2.27
3:28AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
0.31
8:13AM
0.30
8:42PM
0.23
8:53AM
0.27
9:21PM
0.18
9:30AM
0.26
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:39-------5:39--
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1--111-12------
Temp. °C302928262525292929282727262529292928282726262830
Feels °C (?)323330272727322931302930292732303132323029293131
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