Playa Santa Teresa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the next few weeks for Playa Santa Teresa. We’ve got a classic winter groundswell pattern setting up, with a solid run of clean, glassy mornings ahead. The water is sitting at 87°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can leave the thick wettie at home.

The action kicks off on Thursday afternoon, 2nd July. It’s a bit of a mixed bag to start with a risk of thunderstorms, but the wind is glassy from the SSW. We’re looking at a 3ft SSW groundswell with a long 15-second period. The combined swell energy is moderate at 382, and that super long period means the waves will have real shape and power for the size. It’s a glassy start.

Friday morning the 3rd is the first real standout. Clear skies, a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNE, and the same 3ft SSW groundswell has stretched out to a very long 16-second period. The energy bumps up to 621. This is a proper groundswell pulse with clean conditions. It might be a touch inconsistent between sets with that long period, but the shape will be superb. Don’t bother with Friday afternoon though—the wind swings onshore and it goes marginal.

Saturday morning the 4th is another beauty. Glassy conditions, 4ft SSW groundswell holding that 16-second period, with energy at 615. Clean, inviting waves. The mornings are clearly the go. By Sunday morning the 5th, we’ve got the same glassy setup with a 3ft SSW swell at 14 seconds and energy at 517. Still very good.

Monday morning the 6th sees the wind drop to calm—dead flat—with a 3ft SW swell and a very long 16-second period. Energy is up at 692. It’s glassy perfection, though Monday afternoon the wind turns onshore and the period jumps to 20 seconds, which can make things a bit straight at the beach break for the afternoon session.

Now, Tuesday morning the 7th is the pick of the entire outlook. Clear sky, glassy NE wind, and a 4ft SSW groundswell with an 18-second period. The combined energy is a strong 1056. That’s a proper pulse of long-period energy. The waves will have excellent shape and power—this is one for the experienced surfers. For beginners, at over 3ft and with that punch, it’s gonna be a handful.

Wednesday morning the 8th is still on. Clean offshore wind from the NE, 4ft SSW groundswell at 16 seconds, energy at 869. It remains very good, but the wind picks up a notch through the afternoons. After Wednesday, the swell slowly backs off through the first part of the second week. Thursday morning the 9th and Friday morning the 10th offer smaller, clean 3 to 3ft waves with glassy or cross-offshore winds. Still fun.

There’s a bit of a lull from the 12th to the 16th of July, with plenty of average afternoons and a lot of onshore wind. Heights drop into the 1ft to 3ft range. The mornings on the 13th and 15th are clean enough to get a few small ones, but nothing to write home about. The energy drops right off into the low 100s. It gets ordinary.

Things perk up again on Friday morning the 17th of July. Glassy E wind, 3ft SSW groundswell with a 12-second period, and energy back up to 325. A fun little pulse to end the run, but note it’s still over a week away, so keep an eye on it.

For the standouts, you want to be in the water early on Saturday the 4th, Sunday the 5th, and especially Tuesday morning the 7th. Playa Santa Teresa is consistent and exposed, so it handles these south groundswells well. Crowds are possible here, so get there early. The long-period swells are best at the points and reefs, but the beach breaks will still have great shape on the sets. You’ll get proper pits on that Tuesday morning.

Rusty.

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