
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 2PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
962 | 1062 | 1297 | 1555 | 1519 | 1567 | 1347 | 1314 | 1438 | 1420 | 1552 | 1532 | 1265 | 1149 | 1091 | 949 | 844 | 833 | 833 | 833 | 833 | 667 | 667 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:20AM2.11m | 7:53PM1.81m | 8:20AM2.02m | 9:02PM1.75m | 9:32AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.40m | 1:47PM0.40m | 1:57AM0.49m | 2:52PM0.46m | 3:08AM0.56m | 4:06PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 13 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
962 | 1062 | 1297 | 1555 | 1519 | 1567 | 1347 | 1314 | 1438 | 1420 | 1552 | 1532 | 1265 | 1149 | 1091 | 949 | 844 | 833 | 833 | 833 | 833 | 667 | 667 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 7 | S 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
60 | 60 | 105 | 103 | 89 | 12 | 88 | 88 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 33 | 51 | 22 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 45 | 72 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | S 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
33 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 41 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 10 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 32 |
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