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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    83° E @ 3mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    4:38am / 11:07am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SW4.2ft @ 16s
  • WATER TEMP
    85° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
FRI 23
SAT 24
SUN 25
MON 26
TUE 27
6pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 5-7 ft and fair at 6pm on Thu 5/22
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND S 3 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SW (220) 3.6 ft @ 17 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SSW (194) 1.7 ft @ 12 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide, 2.9 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Friday, May 23
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7+ ft
    clean
    NE
    4mph
    4.2ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    5-7 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    7mph
    4.3ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    4-7 ft
    fair
    W
    4mph
    4.4ft
    15s
    SW
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  • Saturday, May 24
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-8 ft
    clean
    NE
    6mph
    4.8ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    6-8+ ft
    fair
    S
    6mph
    4.9ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    6-8 ft
    fair
    SSE
    6mph
    5ft
    16s
    SW
  • Sunday, May 25
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-8 ft
    clean
    ESE
    6mph
    5.1ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    5-8 ft
    clean
    SE
    2mph
    5ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    5-8 ft
    clean
    ENE
    5mph
    5.1ft
    15s
    SW
  • Monday, May 26
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-9 ft
    fair
    SE
    8mph
    5ft
    17s
    SW
    12pm
    7-9+ ft
    fair
    SSE
    5mph
    4.9ft
    17s
    SW
    6pm
    6-8+ ft
    clean
    SSE
    1mph
    4.7ft
    16s
    SW
  • Tuesday, May 27
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7+ ft
    clean
    NE
    1mph
    4.4ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    5-7 ft
    choppy
    W
    7mph
    4.4ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    NW
    3mph
    4ft
    15s
    SSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to East-North-East, and was updated May 23, 2025 @ 8:07am.
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