
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
783 | 773 | 666 | 550 | 535 | 606 | 598 | 528 | 598 | 398 | 387 | 370 | 375 | 307 | 253 | 253 | 314 | 376 | 427 | 427 | 310 | 427 | 427 | 360 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:41AM2.24m | 6:57PM2.09m | 7:34AM2.17m | 7:53PM1.95m | 8:28AM2.09m | 8:51PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.33m | 1:12AM0.23m | 1:51PM0.42m | 2:05AM0.37m | 2:50PM0.49m | 2:59AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | |
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | 6:06 | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
783 | 773 | 666 | 550 | 535 | 606 | 598 | 528 | 598 | 398 | 387 | 331 | 265 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 171 | 376 | 427 | 427 | 310 | 427 | 427 | 284 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 |
64 | 45 | 45 | 186 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 55 | 33 | 255 | 375 | 370 | 375 | 307 | 252 | 190 | 314 | 171 | 168 | 41 | 54 | 52 | 38 | 360 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 20 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 12 | S 7 |
43 | 41 | 21 | 38 | 33 | 22 | 34 | 134 | 7 | 31 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 50 | 47 | 48 | 22 | 25 | 57 | 168 | 166 | 303 | 95 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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