Teniente (Lieutenant) Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.01° S 71.65° W

Teniente (Lieutenant) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 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 SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 11AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s 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)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 147mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
12
2.3
WNW
10
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
10
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
3
NW
9
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
238
164
118
96
1082
934
813
615
1093
961
1547
1931
2078
1653
903
1388
567
611
561
651
461
454
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
N
40
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
45
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
E
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
11:29AM1.59m
00:07AM0.99m
12:15PM1.51m
00:55AM1.02m
1:00PM1.38m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.07m
6:13PM-0.05m
5:43AM0.10m
6:56PM-0.01m
6:35AM0.16m
7:37PM0.05m
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cloud
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heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
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light rain
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
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
15
25
16
14
12
7
6
7
3
5
6
4
3
6
6
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
9
8
6
6
6
7
7
7
9
10
9
8
7
8
9
8
8
9
11
12
13
15
14
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