Nosara Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.99° N 85.70° W

Nosara Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nosara Beach sea temperature is
30.1°C
1.9° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
203
198
191
183
181
110
109
107
76
75
104
83
112
112
154
112
112
152
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
W
5
SSE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:48PM1.84m
1:26AM1.77m
1:34PM1.93m
2:07AM1.90m
2:16PM2.01m
Low Tide
7:13PM0.51m
7:25AM0.61m
7:54PM0.42m
8:09AM0.51m
8:30PM0.34m
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5:33
5:33
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5:54
5:54
5:53
 mm
6
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
30
29
26
26
26
26
29
30
29
28
28
27
26
26
28
31
29
29
26
Feels °C
34
33
30
29
29
30
33
33
32
32
34
32
30
30
32
34
32
34
29
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