Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
244 | 543 | 1005 | 1005 | 872 | 756 | 742 | 746 | 1070 | 1195 | 1336 | 1059 | 825 | 686 | 623 | 694 | 790 | 777 | 871 | 871 | 769 | 575 | 389 | 371 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 2:31PM2.42m | 3:09AM2.19m | 3:25PM2.44m | 4:02AM2.25m | 4:18PM2.41m | 4:55AM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM-0.02m | 9:10AM0.15m | 9:48PM-0.06m | 10:06AM0.14m | 10:39PM-0.05m | 11:01AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | |
— | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | |
mm | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
214 | 543 | 1005 | 1005 | 872 | 756 | 742 | 746 | 1070 | 1195 | 1336 | 1059 | 825 | 686 | 623 | 694 | 790 | 777 | 871 | 871 | 769 | 575 | 389 | 371 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
149 | 211 | 224 | 215 | 261 | 225 | 222 | 172 | 164 | 209 | 154 | 33 | 34 | 187 | 187 | 167 | 131 | 34 | 145 | 186 | 32 | 35 | 153 | 236 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
244 | 141 | 92 | 92 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 33 | 96 | 156 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 99 | 19 | 19 | 163 | 169 | 16 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
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