Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 7AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 348 | 358 | 475 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 499 | 443 | 437 | 437 | 400 | 400 | 239 | 233 | 316 | 307 | 236 | 229 | 229 | 225 | 229 | 229 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:56PM2.04m | 11:20AM2.45m | 00:04AM2.12m | 12:25PM2.53m | 1:08AM2.26m | 1:26PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.58m | 5:55PM0.39m | 6:03AM0.51m | 6:56PM0.27m | 7:08AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
mm | 4 | 20 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 93 | 88 | 475 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 499 | 443 | 437 | 437 | 400 | 400 | 66 | 84 | 316 | 307 | 79 | 82 | 64 | 225 | 229 | 229 | 329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 | S 7 |
| kJ | 348 | 358 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 1 | 82 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 62 | 239 | 233 | 67 | 63 | 236 | 229 | 229 | 43 | 35 | 186 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | — | S 21 | S 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 23 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | W 6 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 106 | 106 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 101 | 68 | 14 | 19 | 97 | 153 | 137 | 134 | 188 | 32 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 4 | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 14 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 56 | 36 | 56 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 |
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