
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 8PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
746 | 746 | 676 | 685 | 704 | 714 | 598 | 507 | 500 | 428 | 434 | 384 | 390 | 440 | 558 | 636 | 264 | 565 | 471 | 551 | 435 | 418 | 412 | 357 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:11AM1.88m | 9:57PM1.97m | 10:25AM1.84m | 11:02PM2.02m | 11:32AM1.86m | 11:59PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM0.45m | 4:17AM0.54m | 4:38PM0.48m | 5:25AM0.48m | 5:39PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | |
— | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 7 |
746 | 746 | 676 | 685 | 704 | 714 | 598 | 507 | 500 | 428 | 434 | 384 | 138 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 138 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 127 | 155 | 412 | 117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SSW 14 |
37 | 48 | 45 | 79 | 132 | 108 | 102 | 82 | 46 | 55 | 67 | 104 | 390 | 440 | 558 | 636 | 264 | 565 | 471 | 551 | 435 | 418 | 89 | 357 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | S 21 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 9 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 16 | NW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 15 |
5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 152 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 229 | 25 | 52 | 42 | 73 | 43 | 54 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 39 | 50 |
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