Nosara Beach surf break

Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 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
30.1° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616161515151515151515151514141414141416
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)574661567496496483471459441318309372372372372309272305264261194194189137
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
ESE
15
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
10
E
5
S
5
SE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
S
10
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
onglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:15AM
1.60
8:29PM
1.68
9:20AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:13PM
0.80
2:59AM
0.69
3:22PM
0.84
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise5:35------5:33-------5:33-------5:33
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:52-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C313431302927262630333330282727263132303028262626
Feels °C (?)323633343329272728343633282828273233323330272728
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