Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 13). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
573 | 558 | 493 | 474 | 382 | 377 | 372 | 297 | 362 | 362 | 297 | 301 | 331 | 353 | 302 | 541 | 347 | 347 | 214 | 543 | 1005 | 1005 | 872 | 641 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:40PM2.28m | 1:19AM1.98m | 1:36PM2.36m | 2:15AM2.09m | 2:31PM2.42m | 3:09AM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19AM0.38m | 7:10PM0.17m | 7:18AM0.29m | 8:04PM0.06m | 8:15AM0.20m | 8:57PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | |
— | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | 6:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
573 | 558 | 493 | 474 | 382 | 377 | 372 | 297 | 362 | 362 | 297 | 301 | 331 | 353 | 302 | 314 | 309 | 301 | 214 | 543 | 1005 | 1005 | 872 | 641 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 24 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
19 | 19 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 174 | 31 | 31 | 203 | 203 | 186 | 169 | 167 | 541 | 51 | 32 | 44 | 211 | 191 | 215 | 261 | 225 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
8 | 4 | 75 | 72 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 31 | 92 | 86 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 347 | 347 | 149 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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