Playa Santa Teresa Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.63° N 85.16° W

Playa Santa Teresa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Santa Teresa sea temperature is
30.3° C
1.9° 

Playa Santa Teresa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
0
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
SW
19
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
164
164
280
361
367
444
142
122
189
197
152
152
260
273
280
314
366
306
306
348
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:48PM2.57m
6:19AM2.67m
6:36PM2.42m
7:05AM2.56m
7:25PM2.26m
Low Tide
11:43AM0.23m
00:00AM0.13m
12:33PM0.32m
00:46AM0.28m
1:23PM0.43m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
 mm
1
2
4
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
29
29
29
28
27
26
26
27
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
Feels °C
32
33
32
34
32
31
30
29
31
33
32
30
31
30
29
30
30
30
31
31
29
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