Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 24s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 11PM is: 1.0m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 24s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 271 | 264 | 467 | 898 | 898 | 890 | 543 | 458 | 563 | 738 | 959 | 1100 | 1059 | 940 | 791 | 817 | 996 | 974 | 962 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:16PM1.83m | 11:31AM2.08m | 00:18AM1.86m | 12:28PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08PM0.72m | 5:13AM0.86m | 6:07PM0.69m | 6:12AM0.84m | 7:01PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 72 | 82 | 82 | 898 | 898 | 890 | 543 | 458 | 563 | 738 | 959 | 1100 | 1059 | 940 | 791 | 817 | 996 | 974 | 962 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | SW 8 | S 11 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SW 11 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 34 | 467 | 75 | 121 | 57 | 42 | 46 | 45 | 55 | 61 | 103 | 57 | 47 | 44 | 133 | 46 | 96 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 23 | S 7 | S 12 | WSW 8 | S 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 8 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 271 | 264 | 36 | 99 | 52 | 85 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 93 | 90 | 45 | 82 | 59 | 58 | 42 | 52 | 282 | 162 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 83 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 92 | 56 | 23 |
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