
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today (04 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 8PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
301 | 301 | 350 | 346 | 336 | 317 | 304 | 304 | 215 | 215 | 257 | 253 | 166 | 163 | 119 | 241 | 234 | 196 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:02PM2.11m | 9:29AM2.18m | 10:20PM2.14m | 10:48AM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43PM0.52m | 3:13AM0.69m | 3:58PM0.56m | 4:34AM0.68m | 5:10PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
123 | 301 | 350 | 346 | 336 | 317 | 304 | 304 | 215 | 215 | 257 | 253 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 241 | 234 | 196 | 196 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 9 | WNW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
301 | 97 | 192 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 49 | 119 | 121 | 126 | 140 | 119 | 166 | 163 | 106 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | S 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 12 | W 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 |
74 | 52 | 97 | 51 | 51 | 78 | 33 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 99 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 186 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 100 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 2 | 0 |
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