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Lat Long: 9.63° N 85.16° W

Playa Santa Teresa Surf Photo: 'santa teresa point' by fosky

Issued: 11 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Santa Teresa sea temperature is

30.2° C

1.9°

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	SSW	S	SW	S
	13 s	on	5 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 December 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	SSW	SW	SSW
	12 s	on	5 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 December 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	NNW		SW	SSW
	12 s	glass		13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 December 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	NNW		SW	S
	12 s	glass		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December 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		S	SW
	12 s	glass		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December 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		SW	S
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December 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	N		SW	S
	12 s	glass		12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December 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	SW
	12 s	cross- on	5 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December 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	S	S	SW
	12 s	cross- on	6 s	11 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December 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	SSW	SSW	S	SW
	12 s	glass	3 s	6 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December 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	E		SW	SW
	17 s	glass		17 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December 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	NNE		SW	S
	17 s	glass		17 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December 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	N		SW	SW
	18 s	cross- off		11 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December 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	NNE		SW	S
	17 s	cross- off		16 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December 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	N		SSW	SW
	16 s	cross- off		13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December 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	SSE	SSW	SW	SSW
	16 s	cross- on	5 s	16 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December 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
	16 s	cross- on	5 s	16 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 3 pm

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

Image captured 3 minutes before low water (at low ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.7m (2.4 ft). Range 3.17m (10.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Playa Santa Teresa Surf Photo: 'santa teresa point' by fosky

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User: fosky (11 photos)

Country: Costa Rica (479 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:50 pm 4 Dec 2011