Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1070 | 1195 | 1336 | 1059 | 825 | 686 | 623 | 694 | 790 | 777 | 871 | 871 | 769 | 575 | 454 | 371 | 432 | 498 | 492 | 643 | 643 | 498 | 504 | 655 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 3:25PM2.44m | 4:02AM2.25m | 4:18PM2.41m | 4:55AM2.28m | 5:10PM2.33m | 5:48AM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM-0.06m | 10:06AM0.14m | 10:39PM-0.05m | 11:01AM0.17m | 11:30PM0.01m | 11:56AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | |
— | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | |
mm | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
1070 | 1195 | 1336 | 1059 | 825 | 686 | 623 | 694 | 790 | 777 | 871 | 871 | 769 | 575 | 454 | 371 | 432 | 498 | 492 | 643 | 643 | 498 | 504 | 655 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
164 | 209 | 154 | 96 | 156 | 187 | 187 | 167 | 131 | 99 | 145 | 186 | 163 | 169 | 153 | 236 | 261 | 312 | 249 | 242 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 84 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 14 | 31 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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