Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Teniente (Lieutenant) today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Teniente (Lieutenant). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 388 | 382 | 287 | 251 | 251 | 205 | 205 | 169 | 94 | 114 | 120 | 127 | 135 | 139 | 127 | 131 | 113 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:57AM1.21m | 2:15PM0.86m | 2:40AM1.14m | 3:04PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.23m | 8:30AM0.29m | 7:58PM0.33m | 9:30AM0.37m | 8:34PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 388 | 382 | 287 | 251 | 251 | 205 | 205 | 169 | 94 | 114 | 110 | 127 | 135 | 139 | 127 | 131 | 102 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 14 | 21 | 60 | 31 | 47 | 69 | 82 | 113 | 226 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 23 | W 23 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 10 | W 15 | NW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 41 | 64 | 61 | 70 | 70 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 112 | 81 | 96 | 93 | 88 | 77 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 103 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 688 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 178 | 178 | 84 |
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