Playa Santa Teresa surf break

Playa Santa Teresa surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 05 Feb 2026 CST
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Playa Santa Teresa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Santa Teresa sea temperature is
27.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 11PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)--
Afternoon (05 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (05 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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

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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)181817171616161616161515151414141414141414141316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12012017216015114714614414095938914418380528080805239363541
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
0
SW
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
20
ENE
10
SE
5
NE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
WNW
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoffoffoffoffoffoffcrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
2.68
5:41AM
2.48
6:05PM
2.59
6:22AM
2.34
6:44PM
2.47
7:03AM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
0.27
11:49AM
0.24
12:19AM
0.36
12:28PM
0.38
1:01AM
0.47
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:01-
Sunset5:46-------5:46-------5:46-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C292727272525273030282625242326292927242423222629
Feels °C (?)313126252220232831302524232124283029232222202429
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