Nosara Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.99° N 85.70° W

Nosara Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nosara Beach sea temperature is
30.1° C
2.0° 

Nosara Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 5PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
254
427
357
193
221
181
181
176
258
255
255
245
373
369
365
804
786
777
871
1201
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
SE
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
0
ESE
15
WSW
10
SW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
2:08PM2.27m
2:43AM2.25m
2:59PM2.32m
3:31AM2.36m
3:47PM2.33m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.27m
8:27PM0.08m
8:50AM0.18m
9:15PM0.02m
9:40AM0.13m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
30
33
30
29
27
26
26
26
29
32
30
29
28
26
26
25
29
30
30
28
28
Feels °C
33
37
33
34
30
28
29
29
32
36
33
33
32
29
29
28
33
32
33
32
32
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