Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 4AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 253 | 166 | 134 | 106 | 241 | 234 | 196 | 196 | 303 | 299 | 339 | 383 | 447 | 522 | 686 | 679 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:48AM2.17m | 11:32PM2.25m | 11:58AM2.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.68m | 5:10PM0.54m | 5:47AM0.58m | 6:12PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 212 | 253 | 119 | 119 | 90 | 241 | 234 | 196 | 196 | 154 | 118 | 339 | 383 | 447 | 522 | 686 | 679 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 140 | 119 | 166 | 134 | 106 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 303 | 299 | 116 | 114 | 139 | 90 | 66 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 10 | S 7 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 46 | 32 | 99 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 56 | 49 | 67 | 47 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 93 | 92 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 12 | 0 |
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