
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 11AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
693 | 649 | 561 | 686 | 1501 | 1484 | 1450 | 1351 | 1039 | 1014 | 1014 | 1115 | 1115 | 1101 | 989 | 883 | 871 | 733 | 704 | 631 | 623 | 623 | 543 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:18AM2.33m | 3:45PM2.13m | 3:56AM2.29m | 4:22PM2.08m | 4:33AM2.21m | 5:00PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.11m | 9:46PM0.25m | 10:15AM0.14m | 10:23PM0.30m | 10:52AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
693 | 649 | 561 | 469 | 1501 | 1484 | 1450 | 1351 | 1039 | 1014 | 1014 | 1115 | 1115 | 1101 | 989 | 883 | 871 | 733 | 704 | 631 | 623 | 623 | 543 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
407 | 407 | 534 | 686 | 88 | 64 | 50 | 31 | 41 | 47 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 48 | 47 | 36 | 45 | 34 | 43 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 15 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
64 | 57 | 78 | 109 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 47 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 46 | 44 | 31 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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