Playa Santa Teresa surf break

Playa Santa Teresa surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
29.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 7PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151515181818181716161616161615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3923223143062912872792792923525595535479281023986974962827796736716669660
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
5
NE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
NE
5
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise5:31------5:30-------5:30-------5:28
Sunset--5:50-------5:50-------5:50-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C293130292928272729303029292827272930292929282727
Feels °C (?)313231313332292931313132333230303130293132323030
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