
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
865 | 854 | 854 | 964 | 952 | 940 | 929 | 929 | 917 | 1031 | 906 | 894 | 849 | 649 | 631 | 623 | 543 | 543 | 536 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.70m | 7:19AM1.77m | 8:03PM1.63m | 8:16AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.51m | 1:06AM0.70m | 1:45PM0.62m | 2:04AM0.79m | 2:45PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
865 | 854 | 854 | 964 | 952 | 940 | 929 | 929 | 917 | 1031 | 906 | 894 | 849 | 649 | 631 | 623 | 543 | 543 | 536 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 8 | S 7 |
27 | 27 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 39 | 91 | 115 | 111 | 83 | 69 | 65 | 41 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 |
71 | 69 | 69 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 49 | 69 | 89 | 86 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 46 | 64 | |
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 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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