Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 515 | 515 | 301 | 214 | 279 | 214 | 167 | 217 | 169 | 162 | 265 | 201 | 236 | 178 | 178 | 164 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 00:44AM2.04m | 1:11PM1.91m | 1:25AM2.19m | 1:54PM2.02m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM0.41m | 7:10PM0.42m | 7:47AM0.25m | 7:52PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 8 |
| kJ | 515 | 515 | 301 | 214 | 279 | 214 | 115 | 217 | 150 | 162 | 265 | 201 | 236 | 178 | 178 | 164 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 178 | 106 | 125 | 173 | 121 | 152 | 167 | 109 | 169 | 94 | 140 | 140 | 17 | 95 | 15 | 60 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 147 | 149 | 131 | 201 | 138 | 8 | 44 | 123 | 11 | 10 | 70 | 12 | 62 | 44 | 42 |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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