Surf Forecasts:
Playa Santa Teresa surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period, SW swell with 1,519 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Santa Teresa this week:
The surf forecast for Playa Santa Teresa over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 17s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Santa Teresa in the next 16 days are 1.6m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Santa Teresa over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
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Water temp is 86°F, about 3°F above normal – feels a touch warm for the time of year.
Kicking off Sunday morning (26 July): SW groundswell at 4ft, 19-second period. Wind is light offshore from the NE at 3 mph. Clean conditions. Combined energy is 849 – solid medium power. Good start.
The real standout is Wednesday morning (29 July). We’ve got 5ft out of the SW with a long 16-second period. Energy hits 1085 – strong. And the wind? Nothing. Dead calm, glassy, zero mph. That’s as clean as it gets. Best session of the whole run.
Monday morning (27 July) is clean: 3ft SW at 19 seconds, offshore ENE breeze at 3 mph, energy 1182 – great quality.
Tuesday morning (28 July) bumps to 5ft SW at 17 seconds, cross-off E breeze at 3 mph, strong energy at 1404. Good waves again.
From Thursday (30 July) onward, the swell drops. Mornings stay clean but smaller: Thursday morning 4ft, Friday morning 3ft, period dropping to 14 and then 13 seconds. Energy moderate.
By Saturday (1 August) into the next week, it really shrinks. Swells down around 2ft to 3ft with shorter periods. Some glassy mornings – like Sunday (2 August) and Monday (3 August) – but it’s weak. Not much push. The afternoons are mostly onshore chop.
Best call: Wednesday morning 29 July – head-high, glassy, long period groundswell with strong energy. The rest of the 16-day stretch is fading, with only brief clean but small windows.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 791 | 996 | 962 | 621 | 920 | 1327 | 1199 | 1519 | 1109 | 1082 | 964 | 695 | 529 | 521 | 379 | 357 | 304 | 241 | 241 | 167 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:28PM2.12m | 1:12AM1.93m | 1:19PM2.19m | 1:59AM2.03m | 2:05PM2.27m | 2:41AM2.15m | 2:46PM2.34m | 3:20AM2.26m | 3:25PM2.39m | 3:56AM2.36m | 4:03PM2.41m | 4:31AM2.43m | 4:39PM2.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.62m | 7:06AM0.77m | 7:47PM0.53m | 7:54AM0.70m | 8:29PM0.44m | 8:38AM0.62m | 9:06PM0.36m | 9:19AM0.55m | 9:42PM0.31m | 9:58AM0.49m | 10:16PM0.29m | 10:35AM0.46m | 10:50PM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 791 | 996 | 962 | 553 | 920 | 1327 | 1199 | 1519 | 1109 | 1082 | 964 | 695 | 529 | 521 | 379 | 357 | 304 | 241 | 241 | 269 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | W 10 | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 46 | 94 | 621 | 293 | 41 | 205 | 25 | 59 | 56 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 40 | 167 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 52 | 18 | 68 | 67 | 28 | 39 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 41 | 43 | 91 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 0 |
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