
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 1PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
871 | 733 | 704 | 695 | 623 | 623 | 543 | 536 | 536 | 536 | 476 | 407 | 401 | 395 | 347 | 276 | 306 | 388 | 450 | 436 | 558 | 628 | 621 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:33AM2.21m | 5:00PM2.01m | 5:10AM2.11m | 5:39PM1.91m | 5:49AM2.00m | 6:21PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.20m | 11:00PM0.38m | 11:30AM0.29m | 11:38PM0.47m | 12:10PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
871 | 733 | 704 | 695 | 623 | 623 | 543 | 536 | 536 | 536 | 476 | 407 | 401 | 395 | 347 | 276 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 257 | 558 | 628 | 621 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
48 | 47 | 34 | 44 | 41 | 43 | 32 | 33 | 22 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 26 | 21 | 244 | 306 | 388 | 450 | 436 | 208 | 178 | 175 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
44 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 37 | 19 | 20 | 117 | 160 | 214 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
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