The surf forecast is 5-7+ ft and semi glassy right now for Nosara, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    81° SSE @ 6mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    5:17pm / 10:55am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW5ft @ 15s
  • WATER TEMP
    82° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 17
THU 18
FRI 19
SAT 20
SUN 21
6pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 5-7+ ft and clean at 6pm on Tue 9/16
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND ESE 5 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SW (217) 4.7 ft @ 15 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY WSW (241) 2.3 ft @ 7 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide, 3.3 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Wednesday, Sep 17
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7 ft
    clean
    ESE
    6mph
    4.6ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    5-7+ ft
    fair
    S
    6mph
    4.6ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    5-7 ft
    fair
    SSE
    6mph
    4.8ft
    15s
    SSW
  • Best Board for Wednesday
  • Thursday, Sep 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    fair
    SE
    8mph
    3.9ft
    14s
    SW
    12pm
    4-6 ft
    choppy
    S
    8mph
    3.8ft
    14s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    S
    6mph
    3.6ft
    14s
    SW
  • Friday, Sep 19
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SE
    5mph
    3.3ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    7mph
    3.7ft
    13s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    S
    4mph
    3.5ft
    13s
    SSW
  • Saturday, Sep 20
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    S
    2mph
    3.3ft
    12s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    SW
    7mph
    3ft
    12s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    clean
    W
    3mph
    2.8ft
    12s
    SSW
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  • Sunday, Sep 21
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    NNW
    4mph
    2.4ft
    12s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    W
    7mph
    2.3ft
    12s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    WNW
    5mph
    2.8ft
    14s
    SSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to East-North-East, and was updated Sep 17, 2025 @ 7:20am.
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