Surf forecast · Costa Rica · Guanacaste
Surf forecast Santa Teresa today
Waves, swell and wind at Santa Teresa (Guanacaste, Costa Rica) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun cross-shore.
Santa Teresa surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 15:00–17:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 13 s ↑SSW | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑S | 8–28 km/h ↑SSE light wind |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.4 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 8–13 km/h ↑N cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 6–19 km/h ↑SSE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 7–24 km/h ↑S light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 4–16 km/h ↑W light wind |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 05:00–08:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.4 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 6–10 km/h ↑NE light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 6–17 km/h ↑E light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 13–31 km/h ↑SE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 13–35 km/h ↑SE cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑S | 8–16 km/h ↑NE offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑S | 6–20 km/h ↑E light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑S | 15–37 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑S | 14–34 km/h ↑SE cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 13:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Santa Teresa
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Santa Teresa today?
- Fun: waves 1.4 m at 13 s from SSW, swell 1.1 m · 11 s S (Sat 13:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Santa Teresa?
- Wind 11 km/h from S: cross-shore for a beach facing WSW.
- When is the best time to surf Santa Teresa today?
- 15:00–17:00 (fun, light wind)
- How warm is the water at Santa Teresa?
- 30.7 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Jacó 60 km · Playa Guiones (Nosara) 63 km · Playa Hermosa (Jacó) 66 km · Tamarindo 105 km · Witch's Rock (Playa Naranjo) 143 km · Dominical 151 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Santa Teresa, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.