
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
338 | 388 | 790 | 985 | 962 | 952 | 886 | 834 | 844 | 929 | 636 | 628 | 620 | 499 | 512 | 546 | 560 | 560 | 644 | 636 | 644 | 644 | 694 | 772 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:22AM2.02m | 9:51PM1.73m | 10:17AM1.96m | 10:52PM1.68m | 11:11AM1.92m | 11:50PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50PM0.54m | 3:55AM0.59m | 4:48PM0.55m | 4:51AM0.64m | 5:44PM0.54m | 5:46AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | |
— | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | 6:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
266 | 262 | 790 | 985 | 962 | 952 | 886 | 834 | 844 | 929 | 636 | 628 | 620 | 499 | 512 | 546 | 560 | 560 | 644 | 636 | 644 | 644 | 694 | 772 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 |
338 | 388 | 54 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 190 | 186 | 40 | 29 | 174 | 168 | 109 | 29 | 69 | 27 | 100 | 108 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 19 | SW 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 7 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 |
48 | 49 | 72 | 3 | 4 | 66 | 10 | 160 | 158 | 57 | 103 | 103 | 41 | 40 | 129 | 127 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 107 | 17 | 61 | 63 | 92 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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