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Playa Santa Teresa Surf Forecast
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Playa Santa Teresa surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 CST
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 422 | 415 | 435 | 409 | 440 | 495 | 480 | 404 | 436 | 396 | 523 | 472 | 506 | 610 | 587 | 419 | 420 | 455 | 679 | 1184 | 710 | 476 | 445 | 467 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:11PM 2.30 | 12:55AM 2.17 | 1:12PM 2.37 | 1:51AM 2.31 | 2:05PM 2.45 | 2:38AM 2.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:39PM 0.44 | 6:58AM 0.57 | 7:35PM 0.34 | 7:55AM 0.47 | 8:23PM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya
The cross-on wind has turned onshore at Playa Santa Teresa (light winds from the SW at Juan Santamaria Airport 111 km from Playa Santa Teresa). 0.6m 15s groundswell from the SW to make surfable waves.
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