
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Teniente (Lieutenant) today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 8AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Teniente (Lieutenant). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
705 | 611 | 597 | 549 | 528 | 551 | 445 | 1029 | 872 | 963 | 828 | 701 | 596 | 524 | 457 | 394 | 401 | 364 | 307 | 313 | 256 | 256 | 213 | 209 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:55AM1.02m | 1:00PM1.38m | 1:44AM1.04m | 1:45PM1.23m | 2:34AM1.05m | 2:32PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.16m | 7:37PM0.05m | 7:30AM0.24m | 8:18PM0.13m | 8:31AM0.33m | 9:00PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
705 | 611 | 597 | 549 | 477 | 551 | 445 | 1029 | 872 | 963 | 828 | 701 | 596 | 524 | 457 | 394 | 401 | 364 | 307 | 313 | 256 | 256 | 213 | 209 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
412 | 290 | 440 | 421 | 528 | 444 | 410 | 359 | 347 | 347 | 336 | 313 | 302 | 256 | 313 | 280 | 280 | 261 | 230 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 146 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 12 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 11 |
38 | 123 | 103 | 83 | 82 | 69 | 239 | 31 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 35 | 19 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
476 | 341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 73 | 171 | 130 | 94 | 62 | 61 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 540 | 540 | 84 | 84 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 178 | 251 | 108 | 84 | 0 | 84 |
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