Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
297 | 252 | 220 | 220 | 223 | 238 | 246 | 350 | 326 | 318 | 318 | 314 | 306 | 239 | 416 | 406 | 488 | 483 | 921 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:25PM2.07m | 5:45AM2.27m | 6:08PM1.99m | 6:29AM2.20m | 6:56PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.25m | 12:04PM0.25m | 00:10AM0.31m | 12:51PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
297 | 252 | 220 | 220 | 223 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 223 | 212 | 180 | 306 | 144 | 416 | 406 | 488 | 483 | 921 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
40 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 39 | 37 | 246 | 350 | 326 | 318 | 318 | 314 | 144 | 239 | 144 | 177 | 177 | 174 | 138 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 19 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 |
112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 154 | 194 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 231 | 24 | 136 | 215 | 273 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 97 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 97 | 107 | 7 |
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