
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
305 | 407 | 401 | 336 | 288 | 268 | 249 | 249 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 249 | 293 | 309 | 253 | 314 | 251 | 245 | 228 | 252 | 319 | 252 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:03AM2.35m | 11:51PM2.10m | 12:14PM2.42m | 00:58AM2.26m | 1:17PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.64m | 5:38PM0.46m | 5:54AM0.57m | 6:43PM0.34m | 7:02AM0.45m | 7:41PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
305 | 407 | 401 | 336 | 288 | 268 | 249 | 249 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 249 | 293 | 309 | 178 | 314 | 251 | 245 | 228 | 224 | 288 | 224 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 |
53 | 50 | 34 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 116 | 39 | 38 | 55 | 51 | 252 | 319 | 252 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 |
47 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 68 | 93 | 93 | 113 | 63 | 61 | 184 | 253 | 186 | 97 | 95 | 159 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 154 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | S 8 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 35 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 100 | 17 | 0 |
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