
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
476 | 407 | 401 | 395 | 347 | 276 | 306 | 388 | 450 | 436 | 558 | 628 | 621 | 719 | 703 | 763 | 728 | 1000 | 865 | 854 | 854 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:39PM1.91m | 5:49AM2.00m | 6:21PM1.80m | 6:31AM1.88m | 7:08PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.29m | 11:38PM0.47m | 12:10PM0.40m | 00:20AM0.59m | 12:55PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
476 | 407 | 401 | 395 | 347 | 276 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 257 | 558 | 628 | 621 | 719 | 703 | 763 | 728 | 1000 | 865 | 854 | 854 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
34 | 36 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 244 | 306 | 388 | 450 | 436 | 208 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 134 | 132 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
19 | 20 | 117 | 160 | 214 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 71 | 69 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 0 |
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