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Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
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Nosara Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nosara Beach sea temperature is
30.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
79 | 107 | 136 | 174 | 104 | 103 | 109 | 152 | 116 | 88 | 125 | 88 | 113 | 127 | 206 | 306 | 421 | 306 | 310 | 176 | 171 | 251 | 255 | 305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 3:39AM2.00m | 3:46PM2.16m | 4:16AM1.97m | 4:23PM2.12m | 4:54AM1.92m | 5:00PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.38m | 10:07PM0.21m | 10:14AM0.40m | 10:44PM0.25m | 10:51AM0.46m | 11:21PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | |
1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 18 | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 26 |
31 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
184 | 181 | 141 | 143 | 141 | 104 | 131 | 90 | 116 | 90 | 89 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 206 | 306 | 421 | 306 | 310 | 176 | 171 | 251 | 255 | 305 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
79 | 107 | 136 | 174 | 104 | 103 | 100 | 95 | 41 | 88 | 125 | 88 | 113 | 113 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 5 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | S 16 | SW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
17 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 49 | 109 | 152 | 10 | 80 | 85 | 110 | 68 | 127 | 109 | 91 | 88 | 55 | 55 | 111 | 108 | 68 | 72 | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 124 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
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