Playa Santa Teresa surf break

Playa Santa Teresa surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 CST
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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
29.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 6AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (04 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (04 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)161615151515151515141414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)170814981223120712071191117410451045994862850731711681661563563555475468444461384
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
0
S
5
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:10AM
2.45
4:20PM
2.60
4:45AM
2.39
4:55PM
2.52
5:22AM
2.30
5:31PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
0.18
10:11AM
0.33
10:38PM
0.21
10:46AM
0.38
11:13PM
0.28
11:21AM
0.47
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise---5:35-------5:35-------5:35----
Sunset------5:50-------5:50-------5:50-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
211---------------------
Temp. °C282827272829292929282827283029292828272728293029
Feels °C (?)323331303131303233333230323230323233313132313132
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