
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nosara Beach today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nosara Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nosara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | 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 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
248 | 248 | 248 | 194 | 192 | 280 | 371 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 348 | 370 | 415 | 410 | 355 | 301 | 293 | 257 | 250 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:31PM2.10m | 7:01AM2.22m | 7:20PM1.95m | 7:48AM2.11m | 8:11PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.27m | 00:41AM0.23m | 1:18PM0.37m | 1:27AM0.38m | 2:10PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | 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 13 |
248 | 248 | 248 | 247 | 263 | 212 | 371 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 348 | 370 | 415 | 410 | 355 | 301 | 293 | 257 | 250 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
57 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 280 | 212 | 193 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 134 | 137 | 137 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 192 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 35 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 8 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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