Nosara Beach surf break

Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 CST
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Nosara Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nosara Beach sea temperature is
29.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
0
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141818181717161616161515151414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)557378401390333329516404390823803679721604558669660549514534527512427401
Wind
(km/h)
0
E
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
NNE
10
NW
20
W
20
W
10
SW
5
S
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
2.40
2:59AM
2.18
3:14PM
2.48
3:44AM
2.23
3:59PM
2.50
4:30AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
0.23
8:51PM
0.05
8:59AM
0.14
9:35PM
-0.03
9:44AM
0.10
10:21PM
-0.05
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise5:31------5:31-------5:30-------5:30
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:52-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1------22--------
Temp. °C293030292828272629302929282827272929292828272626
Feels °C (?)313031323031312932313132313131313129303132322929
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