Nosara Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.99° N 85.70° W

Nosara Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nosara Beach sea temperature is
30.1° C
1.9° 

Nosara Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
194
192
280
371
366
361
361
348
370
415
410
355
301
293
257
250
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:31PM2.10m
7:01AM2.22m
7:20PM1.95m
7:48AM2.11m
8:11PM1.81m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.23m
1:18PM0.37m
1:27AM0.38m
2:10PM0.47m
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5:30
5:30
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6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
25
25
27
28
29
27
26
25
25
25
27
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
28
28
27
28
31
32
33
31
30
28
28
28
31
33
31
32
30
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