
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
544 | 419 | 393 | 382 | 314 | 382 | 382 | 226 | 318 | 275 | 318 | 322 | 331 | 335 | 227 | 340 | 305 | 301 | 362 | 238 | 221 | 328 | 328 | 297 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:08AM2.06m | 9:41PM1.73m | 10:09AM2.08m | 10:49PM1.75m | 11:14AM2.13m | 11:57PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.49m | 3:42AM0.52m | 4:44PM0.43m | 4:49AM0.49m | 5:49PM0.34m | 5:57AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | |
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | 6:07 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
544 | 419 | 393 | 382 | 314 | 382 | 382 | 226 | 318 | 275 | 318 | 322 | 331 | 335 | 90 | 157 | 166 | 143 | 121 | 97 | 64 | 328 | 328 | 297 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 78 | 74 | 68 | 82 | 76 | 226 | 340 | 305 | 301 | 362 | 238 | 221 | 75 | 58 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 14 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
— | 4 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 84 | 37 | 72 | 107 | 124 | 124 | 104 | 227 | 206 | 203 | 147 | 86 | 198 | 181 | 71 | 72 | 121 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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