Teniente (Lieutenant) Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.01° S 71.65° W

Teniente (Lieutenant) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Teniente (Lieutenant) sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 10AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
2.2
SSW
7
2.1
SW
8
2
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.2
SW
8
2.2
SSW
9
2.2
SW
9
2
SW
9
1.9
SW
9
1.7
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1034
975
796
734
640
476
518
517
489
502
557
599
663
732
695
594
502
410
372
346
346
266
232
244
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:28AM1.06m
3:47PM0.71m
4:41AM1.03m
5:32PM0.66m
6:02AM1.05m
7:09PM0.68m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.45m
9:31PM0.44m
12:09PM0.44m
10:52PM0.48m
1:25PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
18
16
16
17
18
18
19
21
23
21
21
20
20
19
16
18
18
17
16
17
Feels °C
11
11
10
12
14
12
12
13
14
14
15
18
20
18
19
18
19
19
15
17
16
16
17
17
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