
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
221 | 276 | 291 | 348 | 243 | 200 | 198 | 198 | 127 | 246 | 427 | 408 | 306 | 302 | 302 | 248 | 302 | 357 | 352 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:52PM2.05m | 6:10AM2.22m | 6:44PM1.96m | 7:05AM2.10m | 7:45PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.29m | 12:34PM0.24m | 00:48AM0.39m | 1:31PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
221 | 276 | 291 | 348 | 243 | 200 | 198 | 70 | 89 | 111 | 111 | 160 | 196 | 207 | 207 | 181 | 176 | 147 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 9 | S 7 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
63 | 41 | 64 | 63 | 118 | 63 | 34 | 198 | 68 | 67 | 427 | 108 | 129 | 116 | 113 | 120 | 126 | 101 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
16 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 63 | 65 | 127 | 246 | 90 | 408 | 306 | 302 | 302 | 248 | 302 | 357 | 352 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 124 | 200 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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