Nosara Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.99° N 85.70° W

Nosara Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nosara Beach sea temperature is
30.2° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 3AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1201
1160
1151
1123
1109
1096
991
979
1068
1041
882
767
677
598
606
606
606
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:16AM2.41m
4:33PM2.29m
4:59AM2.39m
5:17PM2.21m
Low Tide
10:00PM0.01m
10:27AM0.11m
10:43PM0.05m
11:13AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
2
1
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
25
29
31
29
28
26
25
26
25
28
30
29
27
26
Feels °C
30
29
29
28
32
34
32
33
29
28
29
28
30
31
32
31
29
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