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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
30.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today (01 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 9PM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | |
1320 | 1305 | 1275 | 1201 | 1027 | 1001 | 906 | 793 | 793 | 783 | 702 | 666 | 558 | 543 | 543 | 482 | 1136 | 1111 | 1111 | 1249 | 1367 | 826 | 901 | 1884 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:26PM2.41m | 4:01AM2.22m | 4:05PM2.39m | 4:40AM2.21m | 4:43PM2.35m | 5:19AM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM0.31m | 9:57AM0.55m | 10:27PM0.32m | 10:36AM0.58m | 11:05PM0.36m | 11:16AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | |
1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
1320 | 1305 | 1275 | 1201 | 1027 | 1001 | 906 | 793 | 793 | 783 | 702 | 666 | 558 | 543 | 543 | 482 | 1136 | 1111 | 1111 | 1249 | 1367 | 826 | 901 | 1884 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 6 |
319 | 304 | 244 | 240 | 177 | 177 | 179 | 179 | 161 | 164 | 167 | 143 | 133 | 114 | 104 | 432 | 72 | 47 | 69 | 45 | 31 | 367 | 503 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | — | — | — | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | W 15 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 |
— | 6 | — | — | — | 18 | 45 | 72 | 70 | 108 | 138 | 188 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 74 | 4 | 163 | 163 | 162 | 39 | 58 | 60 | 71 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 31 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 106 | 100 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 57 | 53 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 68 |
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