
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 127 | 170 | 201 | 248 | 248 | 252 | 260 | 192 | 280 | 371 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 348 | 313 | 415 | 410 | 355 | 301 | 293 | 257 | 250 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:14AM2.31m | 6:31PM2.10m | 7:01AM2.22m | 7:20PM1.95m | 7:48AM2.11m | 8:11PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.27m | 00:41AM0.23m | 1:18PM0.37m | 1:27AM0.38m | 2:10PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
350 | 355 | 361 | 309 | 248 | 248 | 252 | 260 | 263 | 212 | 371 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 348 | 313 | 415 | 410 | 355 | 301 | 232 | 257 | 250 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 7 |
43 | 43 | 43 | 55 | 57 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 280 | 212 | 193 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 137 | 293 | 101 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | WNW 11 | SSW 7 | S 12 |
96 | 127 | 170 | 201 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 44 | 35 | 47 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 48 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 20 | 12 | 35 | 101 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 6 | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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