The surf forecast is 4-6 ft and glassy right now for Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    80° NNE @ 4mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    12:01pm / 5:53am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    S4.3ft @ 13s
  • WATER TEMP
    83° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 28
FRI 29
SAT 30
SUN 31
MON 1
6pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 5-7+ ft and choppy at 6pm on Wed 8/27
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND WSW 7 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY S (190) 5.1 ft @ 14 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SW (216) 0.3 ft @ 21 sec
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide, 7.9 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Aug 28
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    clean
    N
    5mph
    4.3ft
    13s
    S
    12pm
    4-6 ft
    fair
    SE
    6mph
    4.2ft
    13s
    S
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    S
    4mph
    4.1ft
    13s
    S
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  • Friday, Aug 29
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    fair
    W
    5mph
    3.8ft
    12s
    S
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    W
    8mph
    4ft
    12s
    S
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    8mph
    4.3ft
    12s
    SSW
  • Saturday, Aug 30
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    1mph
    2.6ft
    18s
    SW
    12pm
    5-8 ft
    fair
    SE
    5mph
    3.3ft
    18s
    SW
    6pm
    5-8 ft
    clean
    S
    3mph
    3.6ft
    17s
    SW
  • Sunday, Aug 31
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    3mph
    3.8ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    5-7 ft
    fair
    SW
    7mph
    3.8ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-6+ ft
    choppy
    W
    6mph
    3.8ft
    15s
    SSW
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  • Monday, Sep 1
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    4mph
    3.6ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    choppy
    SSE
    7mph
    3.5ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    E
    2mph
    3.4ft
    16s
    SSW
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This forecast is for South-West facing beaches, and was updated Aug 28, 2025 @ 7:19am.
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