Playa Santa Teresa surf break

Playa Santa Teresa surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
29.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131414141413131313211313131312162020201215151518
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)277167123116114113113111109116108108106104548618618613451167222167154
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NE
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
0
S
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglassglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
2.84
4:53AM
2.58
5:10PM
2.81
5:38AM
2.51
5:56PM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
0.12
10:46PM
0.03
10:56AM
0.14
11:30PM
0.06
11:40AM
0.21
12:17AM
0.16
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise5:43------5:43-------5:43-------5:41
Sunset--5:51-------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
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C283029282827262528302928282726252829292828272626
Feels °C (?)283029303128272629312930312927263030293032302828
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