
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
511 | 504 | 498 | 492 | 421 | 421 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 344 | 339 | 322 | 309 | 305 | 355 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 289 | 246 | 237 | 298 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.69m | 00:02AM1.68m | 12:15PM1.77m | 00:49AM1.82m | 1:03PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.80m | 5:45PM0.65m | 6:07AM0.72m | 6:33PM0.57m | 6:57AM0.59m | 7:15PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
511 | 504 | 498 | 492 | 421 | 421 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 344 | 339 | 322 | 309 | 305 | 355 | 301 | 297 | 218 | 240 | 250 | 246 | 237 | 298 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
59 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 41 | 29 | 42 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 152 | 181 | 297 | 293 | 289 | 234 | 221 | 215 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
58 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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