Santa Teresa

Santa Teresa is an SW-facing beach break in Costa Rica. It picks up swell from SE to SSW and SSW to WNW. Offshore wind here blows from the NE: light winds or NE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SW (235°)

Best swell

SSW to W (195°–276°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

N to E offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SE to SSW (134° to 204.5°); SSW to WNW (205.5° to 301°)

Offshore wind

NE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

3 (2 play here)