
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 142 | 140 | 276 | 207 | 189 | 194 | 197 | 154 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 201 | 125 | 206 | 206 | 163 | 206 | 137 | 317 | 326 | 222 | 280 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01AM2.07m | 2:18PM2.35m | 2:57AM2.20m | 3:12PM2.38m | 3:49AM2.30m | 4:04PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.25m | 8:43PM0.02m | 9:00AM0.18m | 9:33PM-0.03m | 9:55AM0.14m | 10:22PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | 6:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
140 | 209 | 206 | 276 | 207 | 189 | 184 | 137 | 137 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 201 | 118 | 206 | 206 | 163 | 108 | 137 | 317 | 326 | 222 | 280 | 200 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
155 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 144 | 153 | 162 | 164 | 167 | 168 | 125 | 72 | 104 | 112 | 206 | 124 | 91 | 40 | 212 | 241 | 104 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 |
131 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 152 | 154 | 194 | 197 | 154 | 111 | 108 | 85 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 72 | 104 | 100 | 91 | 25 | 16 | 36 | 55 | 68 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 11 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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