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Nosara Beach Surf Forecast
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Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Nosara Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nosara Beach sea temperature is
30.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
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 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | |
299 | 299 | 308 | 390 | 418 | 249 | 198 | 172 | 295 | 261 | 268 | 336 | 164 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 228 | 257 | 493 | 253 | 249 | 205 | 247 | 543 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:27AM1.78m | 12:39PM2.03m | 1:14AM1.81m | 1:22PM2.05m | 1:57AM1.85m | 2:03PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM0.57m | 7:07PM0.41m | 7:10AM0.54m | 7:49PM0.35m | 7:52AM0.51m | 8:28PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | 6:00 |
— | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
31 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
 kJ | 299 | 299 | 308 | 390 | 418 | 249 | 170 | 172 | 295 | 261 | 268 | 336 | 50 | 55 | 45 | 51 | 228 | 257 | 493 | 596 | 572 | 539 | 427 | 847 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 198 | 119 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 164 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 49 | 47 | 208 | 253 | 249 | 205 | 247 | 543 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 17 | WSW 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 159 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 36 | 94 | 69 | 220 | 26 | 217 | 293 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 196 | 187 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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