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Playa Santa Teresa

Lat Long: 9.63° N 85.16° W

Playa Santa Teresa Surf Photo: 'matan' by [email protected]

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Teresa sea temperature is

30.6° C

2.4°

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	W		S	SW
	14 s	glass		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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	SW	SW	S	SW
	18 s	on	6 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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	SW		SW	S
	18 s	on		14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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	WSW		SW	S
	18 s	cross- on		18 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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	W		SSW	SW
	18 s	cross- on		10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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
	SW	W		SW	SSW
	17 s	cross- on		17 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 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
	SW	WNW		SW	SSW
	17 s	cross- on		17 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 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
	SW	WNW		SW	S
	17 s	glass		17 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 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
	SW	W		SW	S
	17 s	glass		17 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 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		SW	SSW
	16 s	on		16 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 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	SW	SSW	SW	SW
	16 s	on	6 s	16 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 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	WSW		SW	SSW
	16 s	on		16 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 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	W		SW	SSW
	16 s	cross- on		16 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 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
	SW	WNW		SW	SSW
	15 s	glass		15 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September 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
	SW	NW		SW	SSW
	15 s	glass		15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September 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
	SW	NNW		SW	SSW
	15 s	glass		15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September 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
	SW	NW		SW	SSW
	15 s	glass		15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 9 am

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

Image captured 2 hours and 19 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.8m (5.9 ft). Range 3.19m (10.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Playa Santa Teresa Surf Photo: 'matan' by [email protected]

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Country: Costa Rica (479 photos)

Photo taken at: 8:38 am 31 Aug 2014