
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 2PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
251 | 205 | 205 | 169 | 94 | 114 | 110 | 111 | 135 | 127 | 127 | 109 | 113 | 226 | 222 | 269 | 260 | 234 | 234 | 230 | 186 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15PM0.86m | 2:40AM1.14m | 3:04PM0.75m | 3:35AM1.07m | 4:17PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30AM0.29m | 7:58PM0.33m | 9:30AM0.37m | 8:34PM0.41m | 10:56AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
251 | 205 | 205 | 169 | 94 | 114 | 104 | 111 | 135 | 127 | 127 | 109 | 99 | 81 | 222 | 269 | 260 | 234 | 234 | 230 | 186 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 20 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 6 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 110 | 60 | 31 | 47 | 69 | 82 | 113 | 226 | 63 | 42 | 43 | 60 | 43 | 40 | 51 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 10 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 3 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 20 | SSW 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 18 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 64 | 61 | 70 | 70 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 8 | 58 | 53 | 1 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | SW 6 | — |
91 | 85 | 87 | 83 | 85 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 40 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 213 | 688 | 108 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 178 | 108 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 108 | 178 | 0 |
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