Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 301 | 245 | 238 | 224 | 186 | 144 | 140 | 154 | 138 | 138 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 106 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:29PM1.80m | 7:50AM1.94m | 8:19PM1.66m | 8:41AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.45m | 1:32AM0.54m | 2:16PM0.56m | 2:21AM0.66m | 3:14PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 350 | 113 | 116 | 122 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 126 | 154 | 229 | 286 | 275 | 275 | 281 | 286 | 345 | 351 | 351 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 113 | 301 | 245 | 238 | 224 | 186 | 144 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 106 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | W 13 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 36 | 57 | 65 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 22 | 0 |
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