Teniente (Lieutenant) Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.01° S 71.65° W

Teniente (Lieutenant) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Teniente (Lieutenant) sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 5PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
8
2.2
SW
8
2.2
SW
8
2.2
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
2.3
SW
9
2.3
SW
9
2.2
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
2.1
SW
9
2
SW
9
1.9
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
734
596
485
530
573
573
587
716
769
769
767
767
657
594
523
449
372
372
289
232
238
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
5
S
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
SW
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
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:47PM0.71m
4:41AM1.03m
5:32PM0.66m
6:02AM1.05m
7:09PM0.68m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.45m
9:31PM0.44m
12:09PM0.44m
10:52PM0.48m
1:25PM0.38m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
21
22
21
20
21
21
20
19
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
17
18
18
16
18
18
17
18
17
16
17
16
16
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