
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.87m | 1:29AM1.98m | 1:46PM1.97m | 2:06AM2.13m | 2:25PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.47m | 7:39AM0.46m | 7:52PM0.38m | 8:19AM0.32m | 8:29PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
313 | 250 | 246 | 283 | 209 | 313 | 303 | 233 | 214 | 242 | 232 | 346 | 398 | 506 | 492 | 614 | 84 | 464 | 451 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 6 | WNW 11 | SSW 6 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
234 | 221 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 171 | 208 | 208 | 212 | 257 | 281 | 228 | 46 | 158 | 45 | 83 | 478 | 33 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | WNW 11 | SSW 6 | WNW 11 | S 8 | W 10 | SW 5 | W 10 |
28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 101 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 164 | 35 | 119 | 12 | 71 | 22 | 67 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | WSW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | 11 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 238 | 184 | 32 | 0 |
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