
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 11PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
361 | 306 | 348 | 309 | 360 | 355 | 301 | 301 | 289 | 253 | 250 | 250 | 208 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 130 | 123 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:25PM2.26m | 7:52AM2.43m | 8:16PM2.09m | 8:41AM2.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM0.43m | 1:32AM0.45m | 2:14PM0.54m | 2:20AM0.61m | 3:08PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 |
195 | 187 | 187 | 309 | 360 | 355 | 301 | 301 | 289 | 253 | 250 | 174 | 163 | 157 | 171 | 171 | 119 | 123 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
361 | 60 | 348 | 192 | 180 | 134 | 132 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 174 | 250 | 208 | 171 | 88 | 88 | 130 | 92 | 93 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 6 | S 6 | W 9 | SW 14 | S 11 |
45 | 306 | 62 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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