
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Santa Teresa today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa at 2PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Santa Teresa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
261 | 298 | 396 | 421 | 465 | 163 | 163 | 210 | 271 | 303 | 372 | 331 | 307 | 331 | 444 | 254 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 280 | 361 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:09PM2.74m | 4:44AM2.73m | 4:59PM2.68m | 5:32AM2.73m | 5:48PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.17m | 10:27PM-0.04m | 10:52AM0.18m | 11:14PM0.01m | 11:43AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
261 | 298 | 396 | 421 | 465 | 161 | 153 | 210 | 271 | 303 | 372 | 331 | 307 | 331 | 444 | 254 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 280 | 361 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 7 |
91 | 91 | 41 | 16 | 37 | 163 | 163 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 54 | 80 | 15 | 14 | 45 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 195 | 21 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SW 9 | W 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 21 | SW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 |
11 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 57 | 58 | 62 | 15 | 81 | 81 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 119 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95 |
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