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Playa Santa Teresa surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
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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
30.6° C
(Which is 1.8°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 11AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
258 | 209 | 169 | 169 | 248 | 241 | 238 | 234 | 158 | 155 | 153 | 129 | 94 | 127 | 206 | 163 | 169 | 405 | 577 | 269 | 252 | 385 | 421 | 560 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:04AM2.46m | 7:21PM2.38m | 8:05AM2.39m | 8:24PM2.23m | 9:07AM2.33m | 9:31PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.18m | 1:14PM0.46m | 1:41AM0.32m | 2:19PM0.56m | 2:41AM0.46m | 3:27PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
258 | 209 | 169 | 169 | 248 | 241 | 238 | 234 | 80 | 102 | 97 | 91 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 80 | 405 | 577 | 63 | 64 | 385 | 421 | 560 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 80 | 80 | 158 | 155 | 153 | 87 | 92 | 127 | 206 | 163 | 169 | 78 | 78 | 269 | 252 | 64 | 64 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
29 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 129 | 94 | 85 | 58 | 84 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 102 | 130 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 61 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 93 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 100 | 56 | 2 | 0 |
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