Playa Santa Teresa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve got the skinny on the surf at Playa Santa Teresa for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a solid run of waves coming through, with a few mornings that are going to be absolute magic. The water temp is sitting pretty average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The overall pattern is clean, glassy mornings with a consistent SW groundswell, and the afternoons get chopped up by onshore breezes. So it’s all about the early sessions. The best on offer? Look at Sunday 2nd August morning – it’s small but perfect. Then, hold onto your board for Friday 14th and Saturday 15th August mornings – those are the standouts, with a real kick in the swell.

Let’s get into it. The first decent surf is Sunday 2nd August morning. Playa Santa Teresa is showing some clouds, a glassy 3 mph easterly, and a clean 2 ft SW swell with a 12-second period. The combined energy is moderate (219). It’s a small, fun wave for beginners, and the offshore wind is perfect. This is a nice, gentle re-entry into the water.

Sunday afternoon rolls in with a cloudy sky and a 9 mph onshore wind from the SSW, which kills the quality. The swell stays small but the wind chops it up. Skip it.

Monday 3rd August morning is another cracker. There’s a risk of a thunderstorm, but the wind is glassy from the WSW at 3 mph. The swell bumps up a touch to 3 ft from the SW, 13-second period, and the energy is moderate (337). It’s clean and fun. Afternoon is a write-off with a cross-onshore breeze.

Tuesday 4th August morning gives us some clouds, glassy conditions from the NW at 3 mph, but the swell drops to 2 ft SW, 12 seconds, and the energy is weak (106). It’s surfable but ordinary. The afternoon gets a risk of storms and a gusty onshore wind.

Wednesday 5th August morning is a beauty. Clear skies, dead calm, glassy. The swell is 3 ft from the SSW with a short, weak 8-second period, but the energy is moderate (213). It’s small and clean, great for a beginner.

Thursday 6th August morning is a nothing session. Some clouds, glassy wind, but the swell is a tiny 2 ft, 14 seconds, and the energy is weak (97). Hardly worth paddling out.

Then Friday 7th August morning, things start to get interesting. Some clouds, a light offshore from the NE at 3 mph, and the swell jumps to 2 ft from the SSW with a long 18-second period. The energy is strong (376). This is a groundswell – the sets will be clean and well-shaped, but the long period might make it a bit straight at the beach break. Still, clean conditions make it a good session.

Saturday 8th August morning is a standout. Clear skies, dead calm, glassy. The swell is 3 ft from the SW, 16-second period, and the energy is strong (481). The waves will be clean and lined up. This is the best of the first week.

Sunday 9th August morning is another good one. Some clouds, a light offshore from the NE at 3 mph, 3 ft SSW swell, 14 seconds, and strong energy (365). Clean and fun.

The next week keeps the pattern going. Monday 10th through Thursday 13th August mornings are all small, clean, and surfable, with the swell ranging from 2 ft to 3 ft. The energy stays moderate. Not epic, but still good for a paddle.

Now, the real highlight. Friday 14th August morning. Clear skies, glassy with a light ENE wind at 3 mph, and the swell is 3 ft from the SW with a very long 19-second period. The combined energy is strong (520). This is a proper groundswell – the waves will have real push and perfect shape, but the long period means it’s best for the point breaks or reefs. In the lineup at Playa Santa Teresa, it’ll be clean and glassy, with long lulls between sets. This is expert territory for the size, but the quality is top-shelf.

Saturday 15th August morning is the other standout. Clear skies, a light offshore breeze from the ENE at 6 mph, and the swell is 4 ft from the SW, 16-second period. The energy is strong (648). This is the biggest swell of the forecast, and with offshore wind, it’s going to be pumping. The sets will be powerful and clean. Good for experienced surfers.

Sunday 16th and Monday 17th August mornings continue the trend with clean, offshore conditions and a solid 3 ft SW swell, 16-second period, with strong energy. The run keeps going.

So, the best of the lot is Saturday 15th August morning for the biggest, cleanest swell, and Friday 14th August morning for the incredibly long-period groundswell with glassy conditions. The rest of the mornings are small but clean, and the afternoons are all blown out. Crowds are possible at Playa Santa Teresa, especially on the weekend mornings, so get in early.

Rusty.

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