Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 494 | 483 | 921 | 984 | 962 | 1062 | 1297 | 1555 | 1519 | 1567 | 1347 | 1314 | 1438 | 1420 | 1552 | 1532 | 1265 | 1149 | 1091 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:56PM1.90m | 7:20AM2.11m | 7:53PM1.81m | 8:20AM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.32m | 00:59AM0.40m | 1:47PM0.40m | 1:57AM0.49m | 2:52PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 494 | 483 | 921 | 984 | 962 | 1062 | 1297 | 1555 | 1519 | 1567 | 1347 | 1314 | 1438 | 1420 | 1552 | 1532 | 1265 | 1149 | 1091 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 218 | 174 | 103 | 105 | 60 | 60 | 105 | 103 | 89 | 12 | 88 | 88 | 39 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 215 | 273 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 41 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 39 | 10 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 0 |
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