
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 10PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
536 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 459 | 459 | 453 | 864 | 304 | 299 | 381 | 381 | 748 | 644 | 628 | 581 | 509 | 441 | 574 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:46PM2.42m | 2:05AM2.63m | 2:31PM2.48m | 2:45AM2.69m | 3:11PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.31m | 8:22AM0.20m | 8:33PM0.27m | 9:03AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
536 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 459 | 459 | 453 | 864 | 304 | 299 | 253 | 253 | 748 | 644 | 628 | 581 | 509 | 441 | 574 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
54 | 56 | 319 | 399 | 455 | 399 | 399 | 36 | 271 | 268 | 381 | 381 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 23 | 271 | 318 | 244 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 10 | W 9 | S 7 |
186 | 218 | 106 | 108 | 141 | 137 | 134 | 43 | 35 | 48 | 51 | 39 | 20 | 35 | 220 | 224 | 49 | 43 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 65 | 12 | 0 |
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