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Teniente (Lieutenant) surfForecast / Antofagasta / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 -04
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Teniente (Lieutenant) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Teniente (Lieutenant) sea temperature is
18.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Teniente (Lieutenant) today?

The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 12AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (19 Jan)8ft (2.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
5
5
5
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111112141413131313131414131313131213131314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18201593164933252886268124942207224120632157202017771494134450411121018103410349151006928902
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscrossglassglassglassononcross-
on		crossglassglassglasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:26PM
1.40
11:56AM
0.86
12:00AM
1.42
12:29PM
0.89
12:33AM
1.41
1:03PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:47PM
0.22
6:12AM
0.11
5:22PM
0.19
6:43AM
0.09
5:58PM
0.18
7:14AM
0.09
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:01-------7:03--
Sunset8:52-------8:52-------8:52-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919181818212121191918181920212020191818182020
Feels °C (?)202019191919212021202019192020212020191819192019
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