
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 3PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
864 | 748 | 748 | 739 | 729 | 657 | 558 | 551 | 544 | 419 | 393 | 382 | 314 | 382 | 382 | 226 | 318 | 275 | 217 | 322 | 331 | 331 | 227 | 340 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:14AM2.04m | 8:39PM1.75m | 9:08AM2.06m | 9:41PM1.73m | 10:09AM2.08m | 10:49PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.52m | 2:41AM0.51m | 3:39PM0.49m | 3:42AM0.52m | 4:44PM0.43m | 4:49AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | |
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | 6:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 |
864 | 748 | 748 | 739 | 729 | 657 | 558 | 551 | 544 | 419 | 393 | 382 | 314 | 382 | 382 | 89 | 318 | 275 | 86 | 322 | 331 | 331 | 68 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
125 | 112 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 89 | 226 | 81 | 74 | 217 | 78 | 74 | 70 | 226 | 340 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 14 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
8 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 25 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 84 | 37 | 72 | 107 | 124 | 124 | 104 | 227 | 206 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 41 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
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