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Teniente (Lieutenant) surfForecast / Antofagasta / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 18 Mar 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
16.7° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 6AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (18 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (18 Mar)8ft (2.4m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)121213141414131313131313121212121211111111121413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)183018602783235731502766231019721791155813651149102592581980571166364064066369917791561
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SW
0
SE
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassglassglassononcross-
on		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
1.10
11:02PM
1.34
11:27AM
1.21
11:37PM
1.30
12:01PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:54AM
0.05
4:47PM
0.12
5:21AM
0.03
5:27PM
0.07
5:49AM
0.02
6:10PM
0.06
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise---7:48-------7:48-------7:48----
Sunset------8:00-------7:59-------7:58-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181717172021201817161616192019171717161618191917
Feels °C (?)151414151819181716151515181918161617161717171816
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