Check the Beach

Playa de Nosara

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Playa de Nosara 5 photos

  • Nosara Beach Costa Rica - panoramio

    Nosara Beach Costa Rica - panoramio. Erick Hidalgo, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Sunset in Nosara Beach - panoramio - Erick Hidalgo

    Sunset in Nosara Beach - panoramio - Erick Hidalgo. Erick Hidalgo, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Sunset in Nosara Beach - panoramio

    Sunset in Nosara Beach - panoramio. Erick Hidalgo, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • 27731- purple muck on tide pools, Nosara nature reserve

    27731- purple muck on tide pools, Nosara nature reserve. Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 27728- colorful tide pools at Nosara natural reserve

    27728- colorful tide pools at Nosara natural reserve. Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:22 pm
6 am
5.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
11 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
28%
Sunset
5:22 pm
Today
5.1Fair6 am117
5.7Good7 am64
6.6Good8 am74
6.1Good9 am106
5.7Good10 am117
4.4Fair11 am138
4.7Fair12 pm127
4.6Fair1 pm127
4.5Fair2 pm138
4.3Fair3 pm138
4.3Fair4 pm117
4.4Fair5 pm85
Sat
5.9Good6 am32
6.1Good7 am21
6.3Good8 am53
6.4Good9 am64
6.1Good10 am117
5.5Good11 am159
5.2Fair12 pm117
4.9Fair1 pm53
4.5Fair2 pm96
4.3Fair3 pm106
4.4Fair4 pm21
4.6Fair5 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 m. High at 12 am, 1.6 mLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 1.6 m5 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 am, 1.6 m5 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 53%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 29%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 49%
  • Wed7.9 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 27%
  • Thu8.2 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 43%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4 km2.5 miBocas de Nosara (village)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miAeropuerto de Nosara (NOB)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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