Playa Santa Teresa surf break

Playa Santa Teresa surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Playa Santa Teresa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Santa Teresa sea temperature is
29.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 9PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)--
Afternoon (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)121616151515151515151514141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)150125857710610410410410610610410271100100996763628585616144
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
0
W
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
0
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
2.40
8:24AM
2.14
8:50PM
2.25
9:40AM
2.07
10:07PM
2.16
10:59AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
0.48
2:10AM
0.44
2:31PM
0.63
3:20AM
0.55
3:50PM
0.71
4:37AM
0.58
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:41-------5:39--
Sunset5:51-------5:51-------5:51-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C292828272726282929282828272628292928282827262930
Feels °C (?)303031303029313030303232302931313031323330283232
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