
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
246 | 366 | 370 | 379 | 379 | 304 | 249 | 505 | 499 | 470 | 437 | 432 | 502 | 502 | 502 | 644 | 620 | 429 | 418 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:49PM2.16m | 5:05AM2.28m | 5:28PM2.05m | 5:44AM2.17m | 6:08PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.21m | 11:23AM0.20m | 11:31PM0.32m | 12:03PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
92 | 92 | 92 | 379 | 90 | 88 | 111 | 505 | 499 | 470 | 437 | 432 | 502 | 502 | 502 | 644 | 620 | 429 | 418 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
246 | 366 | 370 | 92 | 379 | 304 | 203 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 88 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 11 | SW 24 |
71 | 50 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 169 | 249 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 106 | 128 | 51 | 95 | 163 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 87 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 48 |
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