Playa Santa Teresa surf break

Playa Santa Teresa surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
29.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 7PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.1
NW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.1
NW
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)13131312121212912121212121415141818179109916
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61444224373737323372821218000002223211239
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
15
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
0
N
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
S
15
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
on
ononglassoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:59AM
2.10
11:25PM
2.16
12:09PM
2.21
12:32AM
2.23
1:05PM
2.35
1:27AM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
0.70
5:47AM
0.55
6:21PM
0.60
6:46AM
0.47
7:18PM
0.48
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise5:39------5:39-------5:39-------5:37
Sunset--5:51-------5:51-------5:51-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C293029292828272628302928282726262829292828272626
Feels °C (?)323231323230292828313031332927282930303132302828
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