Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
107 | 76 | 75 | 104 | 83 | 112 | 112 | 154 | 112 | 112 | 152 | 245 | 302 | 357 | 373 | 373 | 299 | 522 | 777 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:34PM1.93m | 2:07AM1.90m | 2:16PM2.01m | 2:44AM2.03m | 2:55PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.42m | 8:09AM0.51m | 8:30PM0.34m | 8:48AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
68 | 81 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 44 | 44 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 357 | 306 | 48 | 47 | 522 | 777 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 7 |
107 | 76 | 75 | 104 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 154 | 76 | 106 | 152 | 245 | 302 | 63 | 63 | 373 | 299 | 119 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SW 14 |
18 | 10 | 58 | 56 | 83 | 112 | 112 | 76 | 112 | 112 | 74 | 72 | 144 | 241 | 373 | 214 | 175 | 34 | 155 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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