The surf forecast is 6-9 ft and slightly choppy right now for Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    81° W @ 9mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    2:44pm / 9:08pm
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW4ft @ 16s
  • WATER TEMP
    83° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
MON 15
TUE 16
WED 17
THU 18
FRI 19
12am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 6-8 ft and clean at 12am on Mon 9/15
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND N 3 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SSW (212) 3.4 ft @ 18 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SW (216) 3.2 ft @ 13 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide, -0.9 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Monday, Sep 15
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-9 ft
    clean
    N
    3mph
    3.8ft
    18s
    SSW
    12pm
    6-8+ ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    3.9ft
    17s
    SSW
    6pm
    6-9 ft
    fair
    NW
    6mph
    4.4ft
    16s
    SSW
  • Best Board for Monday
  • Tuesday, Sep 16
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-8 ft
    clean
    SW
    1mph
    4.4ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    6-8 ft
    clean
    SSW
    3mph
    4.8ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    5-8 ft
    clean
    S
    3mph
    4.7ft
    15s
    SSW
  • Wednesday, Sep 17
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7+ ft
    fair
    SE
    5mph
    4.6ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    6-8 ft
    fair
    SSW
    6mph
    5ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    5-7+ ft
    clean
    W
    2mph
    4.5ft
    15s
    SSW
  • Thursday, Sep 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    ESE
    4mph
    4.1ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    SW
    2mph
    3.9ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    choppy
    S
    7mph
    3.7ft
    14s
    SSW
  • Best Surf Trip
    Surf Witch’s Rock. Stay in Tamarindo.
  • Friday, Sep 19
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    4mph
    3.1ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SE
    7mph
    5.3ft
    8s
    WSW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    ESE
    5mph
    3.1ft
    13s
    SSW
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This forecast is for South-West facing beaches, and was updated Sep 15, 2025 @ 1:48pm.
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