Nosara Beach surf break

Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 29 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
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WNW
16
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
S
10
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
366
25
25
28
59
27
286
178
178
286
31
31
47
82
86
0
18
14
53
51
55
55
55
40
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
ESE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
S
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SW
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:58AM1.89m
1:15PM2.11m
1:43AM1.94m
1:55PM2.16m
2:24AM1.98m
2:33PM2.18m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.46m
7:36PM0.34m
7:43AM0.43m
8:17PM0.27m
8:23AM0.40m
8:54PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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5:26
5:24
5:24
5:24
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5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
3
Temp °C
26
26
29
30
30
29
28
28
27
26
29
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
29
29
29
28
27
28
28
32
32
32
32
32
33
31
29
32
31
32
32
31
32
32
32
33
31
31
32
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
Energy kJ
366
417
394
372
372
355
286
178
178
286
243
180
180
66
94
94
90
90
98
94
102
108
108
157
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
14
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
14
Energy kJ
35
25
25
28
27
27
21
68
64
21
31
38
30
82
86
77
76
77
53
51
55
55
55
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
NW
5
0.3
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
S
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
25
10
10
1
59
21
20
21
21
20
43
31
47
48
48
17
18
14
23
24
25
26
40
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
4
4
32
124
32
25
0
0
0
4
24
90
32
4
4
4
4
0
32
32
24
32
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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