Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s 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 (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
206 | 203 | 198 | 191 | 183 | 181 | 110 | 109 | 107 | 76 | 75 | 104 | 83 | 112 | 112 | 154 | 112 | 112 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.84m | 1:26AM1.77m | 1:34PM1.93m | 2:07AM1.90m | 2:16PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.51m | 7:25AM0.61m | 7:54PM0.42m | 8:09AM0.51m | 8:30PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
51 | 203 | 198 | 191 | 183 | 181 | 41 | 39 | 52 | 64 | 62 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 97 | 99 | 79 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 7 |
206 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 110 | 109 | 107 | 76 | 75 | 104 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 154 | 76 | 106 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
31 | 31 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 58 | 56 | 83 | 112 | 112 | 76 | 112 | 112 | 152 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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