Teniente (Lieutenant) Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.01° S 71.65° W

Teniente (Lieutenant) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Teniente (Lieutenant) sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.7° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 5PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 168mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.8
W
9
1.8
W
11
2.5
WNW
11
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
10
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
118
104
778
1324
798
740
1032
1032
1604
2085
1976
1652
1755
695
788
724
669
856
590
561
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
50
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
45
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:29AM1.59m
00:07AM0.99m
12:15PM1.51m
00:55AM1.02m
1:00PM1.38m
Low Tide
6:13PM-0.05m
5:43AM0.10m
6:56PM-0.01m
6:35AM0.16m
7:37PM0.05m
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
14
22
17
17
11
13
8
4
8
6
5
5
4
5
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
14
Feels °C
6
4
6
7
7
8
9
9
9
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
11
13
13
15
13
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