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Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
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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
30.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
363 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 295 | 295 | 299 | 299 | 308 | 390 | 418 | 249 | 198 | 172 | 257 | 261 | 268 | 336 | 164 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 228 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:53AM2.01m | 00:27AM1.78m | 12:39PM2.03m | 1:14AM1.81m | 1:22PM2.05m | 1:57AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.47m | 6:24AM0.57m | 7:07PM0.41m | 7:10AM0.54m | 7:49PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | |
— | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
363 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 295 | 295 | 299 | 299 | 308 | 390 | 418 | 249 | 170 | 172 | 257 | 261 | 268 | 336 | 164 | 52 | 167 | 164 | 228 | 257 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | S 17 | SW 6 | S 7 | SSW 6 |
48 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 198 | 119 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 38 | 94 | 167 | 220 | 29 | 34 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 19 | S 7 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | S 7 | S 17 | S 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 69 | 22 | 33 | 217 | 293 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 90 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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