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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 1.2°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 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | |
113 | 127 | 206 | 371 | 421 | 306 | 310 | 176 | 171 | 251 | 309 | 305 | 355 | 370 | 390 | 406 | 406 | 400 | 353 | 263 | 256 | 245 | 245 | 355 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 4:23PM2.12m | 4:54AM1.92m | 5:00PM2.05m | 5:33AM1.86m | 5:39PM1.97m | 6:14AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.25m | 10:51AM0.46m | 11:21PM0.32m | 11:29AM0.53m | 00:01AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | |
5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 |
64 | 62 | 61 | 371 | 421 | 306 | 310 | 176 | 171 | 251 | 309 | 305 | 355 | 370 | 390 | 406 | 406 | 400 | 353 | 238 | 241 | 245 | 245 | 355 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
113 | 113 | 206 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 74 | 154 | 158 | 176 | 127 | 269 | 263 | 263 | 256 | 228 | 222 | 241 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 21 |
68 | 127 | 109 | 91 | 88 | 55 | 55 | 111 | 108 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 104 | 168 | 58 | 58 | 36 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
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