
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 84 | 206 | 164 | 164 | 339 | 298 | 286 | 96 | 127 | 170 | 201 | 248 | 248 | 252 | 256 | 192 | 280 | 371 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 348 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27AM2.36m | 5:42PM2.22m | 6:14AM2.31m | 6:31PM2.10m | 7:01AM2.22m | 7:20PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.20m | 11:55PM0.10m | 12:28PM0.27m | 00:41AM0.23m | 1:18PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
355 | 200 | 206 | 164 | 164 | 339 | 298 | 286 | 350 | 355 | 361 | 309 | 248 | 248 | 252 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 68 | 77 | 361 | 79 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
61 | 106 | 203 | 150 | 146 | 20 | 27 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 53 | 256 | 263 | 212 | 371 | 366 | 190 | 361 | 348 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 7 | S 12 | S 12 |
45 | 84 | 114 | 12 | 12 | 129 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 127 | 170 | 201 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 192 | 280 | 212 | 193 | 33 | 187 | 187 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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