Teniente (Lieutenant) Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.01° S 71.65° W

Teniente (Lieutenant) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Teniente (Lieutenant) sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.8° 

Teniente (Lieutenant) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Teniente (Lieutenant) today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

Table - waves today at Teniente (Lieutenant). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
3
2
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
234
234
230
186
186
183
180
173
163
157
175
176
548
581
442
421
314
329
466
673
757
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
SSE
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
E
5
SW
5
SSW
5
W
0
E
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:35AM1.07m
4:17PM0.66m
4:50AM1.02m
6:18PM0.64m
6:20AM1.02m
7:52PM0.68m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.43m
9:28PM0.49m
12:39PM0.42m
11:08PM0.53m
1:54PM0.37m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:39
7:40
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
17
19
16
14
15
15
17
15
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
16
17
19
16
15
16
15
17
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
15
14
17
16
15
13
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