Nosara Beach surf break

Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
28.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121217121616161515151514121110141318
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)737372716936364958518585837255424481777958414680
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
S
5
SSE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
2.01
2:51PM
1.86
2:56AM
2.07
3:30PM
1.96
3:34AM
2.11
4:07PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
0.34
8:46PM
0.51
9:17AM
0.27
9:26PM
0.45
9:53AM
0.23
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----6:03-------6:03-------6:03---
Sunset------5:40-------5:42-------5:42-
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C262525242831302927262626283130282726252428313028
Feels °C (?)292727263033333127252525273132312626252528323228
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