
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 24s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 24s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 24s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | 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 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
112 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 271 | 264 | 548 | 1015 | 1015 | 1005 | 641 | 441 | 647 | 834 | 1210 | 1210 | 1198 | 1059 | 920 | 911 | 1099 | 985 | 1199 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.82m | 11:09PM1.58m | 11:26AM1.81m | 00:11AM1.59m | 12:22PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.70m | 5:03PM0.62m | 5:06AM0.73m | 6:02PM0.59m | 6:05AM0.71m | 6:55PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | 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 17 |
112 | 158 | 133 | 67 | 86 | 88 | 116 | 1015 | 1015 | 1005 | 641 | 441 | 647 | 834 | 1210 | 1210 | 1198 | 1059 | 920 | 911 | 1099 | 985 | 1199 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
70 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 38 | 24 | 548 | 82 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 37 | 36 | 197 | 137 | 103 | 112 | 97 | 42 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 21 | SW 22 |
55 | 58 | 56 | 35 | 271 | 264 | 73 | 68 | 37 | 88 | 69 | 30 | 44 | 84 | 116 | 116 | 99 | 45 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 224 | 163 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
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