Teniente (Lieutenant) Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.01° S 71.65° W

Teniente (Lieutenant) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Teniente (Lieutenant) sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.2° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 8PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)--
Afternoon (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
12
3
SSW
7
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1570
858
1945
1708
1360
1292
1080
514
564
536
522
423
329
250
229
216
133
99
88
178
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:39PM0.75m
8:22AM1.13m
9:11PM0.83m
9:01AM1.20m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.30m
1:50AM0.43m
3:13PM0.23m
2:36AM0.35m
3:41PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:42
7:43
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
14
14
13
14
15
18
19
18
15
16
15
15
16
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
11
11
11
9
9
9
10
12
14
15
14
11
13
12
12
13
16
18
16
15
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