Playa Santa Teresa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your stick, let’s talk about the next couple of weeks at Playa Santa Teresa. We’ve got a fun mix of small clean mornings and a couple of bigger pulses that will get the blood pumping, but you have to pick your windows. The ocean is running warm—way warmer than normal, about 86°F with a 4°F anomaly, so you can leave the thick wetsuit at home.

First up, right off the bat, Monday the 14th is a slow starter but a beauty for a beginner or anyone wanting to ease in. Glassy conditions, wind from the NNE at just 3 mph, and a 2 ft SW groundswell with a very long 19-second period. That’s a clean, lined-up wave at this exposed beach break, though with that period it might wall up a bit. The energy is moderate (244), but it’s smooth. The real highlight of the first few days is Tuesday morning the 15th—still glassy with 2 ft SW swell at 18 seconds and the energy ramps up (449). That’s the pick of the early week for a quiet, clean session.

Wednesday the 16th through Friday the 18th keep serving up glassy mornings with 2 ft to 3 ft SW swell, periods dropping from 16 down to 13 seconds. These are your classic small-wave fun days, no crowds mentioned but it can get busy here, so get out early. The afternoons go onshore and messy—typical trade wind stuff.

Saturday the 19th morning is another glassy winner with 2 ft and 19-second period, but the standout of the entire run comes on Sunday the 20th and Monday the 21st. Both mornings see clean conditions with cross-offshore ESE winds at 6 mph, and the swell builds to 3 ft–3 ft from the SW with 19 to 18-second periods. The energy jumps into the strong range (622 on Sunday, 655 on Monday). These are your best days—clean, punchy groundswell with good shape. If you only surf twice this period, make it those mornings.

The following week from Tuesday the 22nd through Friday the 25th stays consistent with 3 ft to 3 ft SW swell, but the winds become more variable. Tuesday morning still looks clean with a cross-offshore SE breeze and strong energy (679). After that, the afternoons get chopped, and mornings are still surfable but not as crisp. Friday the 25th morning has a glassy window again with 3 ft at 13 seconds.

Then we hit a change. On Saturday the 26th, a big pulse shows up—8 ft from the west with a short 9-second period and strong onshore winds at 19 mph. The energy is massive (2330), but with the wind and short period, it’s a mess. That’s kite territory, not paddle. Sunday the 27th is still chunky and rainy with onshore winds, not worth it.

The last real opportunity comes on Tuesday the 29th. Morning brings a clean offshore NE wind at 12 mph and a 5 ft W swell with a moderate 10-second period. Energy is strong (761). That’s the best of the second week—offshore, solid, and rideable. The afternoon stays clean with cross-offshore E wind and the swell bumps to 5 ft with an 11-second period and energy up to 932. That’s a great finisher, but with the swell over 5 ft, it’s more for experienced surfers.

Overall, the first week has the most consistent clean windows. The standout is Sunday the 20th and Monday the 21st mornings. Second week is quieter and less reliable, but Tuesday the 29th morning is a dark horse that could deliver.

Stay stoked, choose your mornings, and don’t sleep on that warm water.

Rusty

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