Teniente (Lieutenant) Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.01° S 71.65° W

Teniente (Lieutenant) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Teniente (Lieutenant) sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
2.1
SSW
7
1.9
SW
8
1.9
SW
8
1.9
SW
8
1.9
SW
8
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
435
412
395
379
363
452
416
402
423
423
363
357
406
400
351
341
403
813
869
1007
1162
566
704
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
20
S
10
SE
15
NE
5
ESE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
00:20AM1.16m
12:28PM1.27m
1:01AM1.16m
1:08PM1.12m
1:44AM1.14m
1:50PM0.96m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.13m
6:48PM0.08m
7:05AM0.22m
7:21PM0.17m
7:59AM0.31m
7:56PM0.27m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
6
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
13
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
13
11
11
10
11
12
12
9
12
11
12
9
10
12
12
13
12
12
13
14
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