
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 8PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
361 | 361 | 348 | 370 | 415 | 410 | 355 | 301 | 293 | 257 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 173 | 171 | 161 | 93 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20PM1.95m | 7:48AM2.11m | 8:11PM1.81m | 8:37AM1.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.37m | 1:27AM0.38m | 2:10PM0.47m | 2:16AM0.51m | 3:04PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 |
361 | 361 | 348 | 370 | 415 | 410 | 355 | 301 | 293 | 257 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 173 | 171 | 119 | 116 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
190 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 180 | 137 | 134 | 134 | 137 | 137 | 174 | 174 | 130 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 161 | 93 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | S 11 |
47 | 47 | 23 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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