
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
309 | 305 | 355 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 318 | 313 | 250 | 246 | 283 | 215 | 313 | 303 | 233 | 214 | 257 | 281 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:15PM1.77m | 00:49AM1.82m | 1:03PM1.87m | 1:29AM1.98m | 1:46PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.57m | 6:57AM0.59m | 7:15PM0.47m | 7:39AM0.46m | 7:52PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
309 | 305 | 355 | 301 | 297 | 215 | 263 | 318 | 313 | 250 | 246 | 283 | 209 | 313 | 303 | 233 | 214 | 242 | 232 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | 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 14 | SW 14 |
25 | 26 | 25 | 149 | 181 | 297 | 293 | 289 | 234 | 221 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 171 | 208 | 208 | 212 | 257 | 281 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
15 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 101 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 27 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 0 |
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