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Nosara Beach surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
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Nosara Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nosara Beach sea temperature is
30.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 40 | 63 | 79 | 107 | 136 | 174 | 104 | 103 | 109 | 152 | 111 | 88 | 125 | 88 | 113 | 127 | 206 | 361 | 421 | 306 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:09PM2.19m | 3:39AM2.00m | 3:46PM2.16m | 4:16AM1.97m | 4:23PM2.12m | 4:54AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.38m | 9:31PM0.20m | 9:37AM0.38m | 10:07PM0.21m | 10:14AM0.40m | 10:44PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | |
— | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
155 | 198 | 198 | 191 | 188 | 184 | 184 | 181 | 141 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 131 | 90 | 80 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 361 | 421 | 306 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
7 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 40 | 63 | 79 | 107 | 136 | 174 | 104 | 103 | 100 | 95 | 91 | 88 | 125 | 88 | 113 | 113 | 206 | 60 | 58 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 5 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | SW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
67 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 49 | 109 | 152 | 111 | 80 | 85 | 110 | 68 | 127 | 109 | 91 | 88 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 124 | 74 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 90 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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