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Playa Santa Teresa Surf Photo: 'luciano bottom turn!' by [email protected]

Lat Long: 9.63° N 85.16° W

Issued: 11 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Teresa sea temperature is

29.7° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Playa Santa Teresa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	N		SW	S
	13 s	glass		13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	S
	13 s	on	6 s	13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW
	13 s	on	6 s	13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW
	13 s	on	6 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW		SSW	SW
	13 s	cross- on		15 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW		SSW	SW
	14 s	glass		14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW		SSW	SW
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW		SSW	S
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNE		SSW	SSW
	13 s	glass		13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW
	13 s	cross- on	7 s	13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW		SSW	SSW
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW		SSW	S
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW		SSW	SSW
	13 s	glass		13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW		SSW	SSW
	13 s	glass		13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W		SSW	SSW
	13 s	glass		13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W		SSW	SSW
	13 s	glass		13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW		SSW	S
	13 s	glass		13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Santa Teresa around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 5 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.8m (2.6 ft). Range 3.19m (10.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Playa Santa Teresa Surf Photo: 'luciano bottom turn!' by [email protected]

montezuma local luciano lohs at santa teresa follow me at instagram @insecto or FB at carlos palacios photography www.insectoart.com

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Country: Costa Rica (479 photos)

Photo taken at: 8:36 am 23 Aug 2014