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Playa Santa Teresa surf break

Playa Santa Teresa surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 02 Feb 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
28.5° 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 2AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (03 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (03 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121212121111131118191212171818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21822222217015711110914510910911179547471952364737778116120120
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
0
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		ononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32AM
2.67
4:03PM
2.68
4:17AM
2.66
4:46PM
2.71
5:00AM
2.59
5:26PM
2.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
0.24
9:48AM
0.04
10:11PM
0.20
10:30AM
0.05
10:55PM
0.21
11:10AM
0.12
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise----6:01-------6:01-------6:01---
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:46-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252424232529292724232222252828262625242427292827
Feels °C (?)232221192127302823222222263028272827252528312930
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