
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s 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 (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
435 | 424 | 309 | 309 | 407 | 459 | 453 | 390 | 327 | 313 | 336 | 241 | 196 | 199 | 202 | 286 | 331 | 355 | 306 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:29PM1.73m | 10:57AM2.04m | 11:44PM1.81m | 12:07PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.46m | 4:32AM0.53m | 5:32PM0.40m | 5:46AM0.48m | 6:38PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
435 | 424 | 309 | 309 | 407 | 459 | 453 | 390 | 327 | 313 | 336 | 241 | 196 | 199 | 202 | 286 | 331 | 355 | 223 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 |
55 | 56 | 56 | 79 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 36 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 29 | 42 | 41 | 306 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 24 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 12 |
3 | 22 | 79 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 21 | 31 | 46 | 45 | 125 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 102 | 99 | 134 | 87 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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