
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
138 | 84 | 118 | 135 | 44 | 86 | 115 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 73 | 54 | 69 | 75 | 55 | 76 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:13AM2.16m | 6:30PM1.93m | 6:55AM2.14m | 7:16PM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.32m | 12:29PM0.39m | 00:34AM0.37m | 1:15PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
62 | 64 | 118 | 135 | 125 | 96 | 115 | 94 | 92 | 66 | 86 | 63 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
138 | 82 | 100 | 78 | 38 | 86 | 77 | 52 | 93 | 93 | 73 | 37 | 69 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 |
67 | 84 | 46 | 83 | 44 | 38 | 38 | 84 | 37 | 10 | 36 | 54 | 54 | 75 | 55 | 76 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 90 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 90 | 32 | 0 |
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