Playa Santa Teresa surf break

Playa Santa Teresa surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 31 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 3AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)21s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.1
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.1
SW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141416131321211320191918181717171716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3332333231102827458673044977551825170918111800200119311774173017301730
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
S
15
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
2.39
2:32PM
2.58
2:55AM
2.45
3:10PM
2.63
3:33AM
2.46
3:45PM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
0.35
8:19AM
0.34
8:48PM
0.26
8:58AM
0.31
9:26PM
0.20
9:35AM
0.30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise---5:37-------5:37-------5:37----
Sunset------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2---11-2111241-11-------
Temp. °C292827262829282827272626282829282828272728292928
Feels °C (?)333028282930293130302929313031313232313032313130
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