Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 26 | SSW 8 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 253 | 250 | 250 | 208 | 171 | 171 | 140 | 130 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 128 | 171 | 213 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:16PM2.09m | 8:41AM2.29m | 9:11PM1.96m | 9:34AM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.54m | 2:20AM0.61m | 3:08PM0.64m | 3:13AM0.74m | 4:07PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 289 | 253 | 220 | 220 | 205 | 157 | 171 | 140 | 130 | 116 | 116 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 82 | 128 | 167 | 213 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 26 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 134 | 134 | 250 | 250 | 208 | 171 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 73 | 58 | 171 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SW 6 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | W 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 26 | SW 13 | SW 26 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 25 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 171 | 28 | 105 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 53 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 56 | 36 | 36 |
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