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Lat Long: 31.01° S 71.65° W

Teniente (Lieutenant) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Teniente (Lieutenant) sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.7° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 10AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (21 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
2
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
15
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
962
833
763
1664
1664
1643
1500
1212
1196
1273
1273
1238
1169
1102
999
755
892
892
892
814
744
732
669
1305
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:27AM1.06m
8:29PM0.88m
8:12AM1.10m
8:59PM0.99m
8:52AM1.12m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.24m
2:04AM0.40m
2:47PM0.19m
2:48AM0.31m
3:14PM0.14m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
19
18
17
16
16
15
14
15
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
14
12
12
12
13
12
10
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