Teniente (Lieutenant) Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.01° S 71.65° W

Teniente (Lieutenant) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Teniente (Lieutenant) sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • 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 8PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
1.1
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.7
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
169
94
114
110
111
135
127
127
112
113
226
222
269
260
234
234
230
186
186
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:15PM0.86m
2:40AM1.14m
3:04PM0.75m
3:35AM1.07m
4:17PM0.66m
Low Tide
7:58PM0.33m
9:30AM0.37m
8:34PM0.41m
10:56AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:38
7:39
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
18
16
16
15
16
16
18
18
17
16
15
16
17
17
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
15
14
16
15
15
16
16
18
19
18
18
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