Nosara Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.99° N 85.70° W

Nosara Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nosara Beach sea temperature is
30.2° C
2.0° 

Nosara Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1109
1096
991
979
1068
1041
882
767
677
668
677
606
606
598
590
447
428
428
434
434
428
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:33PM2.29m
4:59AM2.39m
5:17PM2.21m
5:41AM2.32m
6:00PM2.09m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.11m
10:43PM0.05m
11:13AM0.15m
11:25PM0.14m
11:56AM0.23m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
5:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
30
32
30
28
26
26
26
26
29
30
28
26
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
32
34
33
32
28
28
29
27
31
32
32
30
29
29
29
29
29
31
31
28
29
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