Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 6AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
786 | 881 | 1201 | 783 | 1017 | 1109 | 1215 | 1082 | 1068 | 1001 | 936 | 924 | 911 | 821 | 726 | 726 | 648 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:24AM2.49m | 3:37PM2.46m | 3:58AM2.59m | 4:14PM2.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM0.31m | 9:32AM0.36m | 9:44PM0.26m | 10:09AM0.29m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
786 | 881 | 1201 | 783 | 1017 | 1109 | 1215 | 1082 | 1068 | 1001 | 936 | 924 | 911 | 821 | 726 | 726 | 648 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 7 | S 6 |
45 | 48 | 45 | 48 | 161 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 45 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | — | — | SW 6 | W 16 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | W 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
113 | 189 | 59 | 136 | 62 | — | — | 10 | 5 | 31 | 18 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 95 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 100 | 17 | 0 |
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