
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 6AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
398 | 348 | 283 | 283 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 576 | 348 | 358 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 499 | 443 | 437 | 437 | 400 | 400 | 239 | 233 | 316 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:47PM2.01m | 10:15AM2.40m | 10:56PM2.04m | 11:20AM2.45m | 00:04AM2.12m | 12:25PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.62m | 4:49PM0.50m | 4:55AM0.58m | 5:55PM0.39m | 6:03AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | |
mm | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
398 | 348 | 283 | 283 | 279 | 279 | 90 | 576 | 95 | 90 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 499 | 443 | 437 | 437 | 400 | 400 | 239 | 233 | 316 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
113 | 116 | 116 | 111 | 102 | 93 | 279 | 105 | 348 | 358 | 90 | 86 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 59 | 62 | 46 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 7 | S 21 | W 7 | SW 22 | SW 6 | SW 23 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
9 | 31 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 114 | 182 | 3 | 106 | 106 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 36 | 40 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 2 |
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