
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
178 | 167 | 163 | 84 | 112 | 140 | 88 | 88 | 134 | 104 | 107 | 107 | 109 | 316 | 304 | 370 | 249 | 300 | 358 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:54PM2.02m | 2:07AM2.32m | 2:36PM2.11m | 2:49AM2.40m | 3:19PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.32m | 8:28AM0.12m | 8:35PM0.22m | 9:11AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 13 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
178 | 167 | 163 | 350 | 112 | 108 | 140 | 116 | 122 | 122 | 113 | 92 | 99 | 99 | 101 | 101 | 106 | 106 | 104 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
22 | 60 | 61 | 84 | 84 | 140 | 88 | 88 | 134 | 104 | 107 | 107 | 109 | 316 | 304 | 370 | 249 | 300 | 358 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | WNW 11 | S 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 |
62 | 44 | 23 | 38 | 87 | 48 | 50 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 61 | 43 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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