Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 11PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 543 | 489 | 489 | 482 | 482 | 412 | 407 | 357 | 357 | 293 | 284 | 309 | 306 | 384 | 441 | 486 | 465 | 621 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:05PM2.33m | 5:14AM2.44m | 5:43PM2.21m | 5:53AM2.30m | 6:25PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.44m | 11:34AM0.34m | 11:43PM0.56m | 12:14PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 543 | 543 | 489 | 489 | 482 | 482 | 412 | 407 | 357 | 357 | 293 | 284 | 268 | 261 | 225 | 180 | 486 | 465 | 621 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 192 | 309 | 306 | 384 | 441 | 178 | 178 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 117 | 160 | 214 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 12 | 0 |
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