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Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
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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
30.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | 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 15 | |
533 | 559 | 843 | 1081 | 1210 | 1322 | 1445 | 1326 | 1516 | 1482 | 1634 | 1615 | 1702 | 1560 | 1524 | 1303 | 1240 | 1115 | 989 | 976 | 976 | 883 | 773 | 743 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:37AM1.88m | 2:42PM2.09m | 3:16AM1.90m | 3:21PM2.09m | 3:55AM1.90m | 4:00PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.48m | 9:07PM0.27m | 9:12AM0.46m | 9:45PM0.26m | 9:51AM0.47m | 10:23PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | 6:00 | |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | 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 15 |
836 | 942 | 446 | 713 | 1210 | 1322 | 1445 | 1326 | 1516 | 1482 | 1634 | 1615 | 1702 | 1560 | 1524 | 1303 | 1240 | 1115 | 989 | 976 | 976 | 883 | 773 | 743 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
533 | 559 | 843 | 1081 | 703 | 593 | 585 | 460 | 361 | 427 | 350 | 350 | 339 | 265 | 239 | 184 | 180 | 177 | 137 | 132 | 127 | 119 | 85 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
187 | 223 | 225 | 126 | 122 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 45 | 71 | 72 | 106 | 137 | 239 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 107 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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