Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Teniente (Lieutenant) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 7PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Teniente (Lieutenant). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
415 | 437 | 851 | 631 | 767 | 773 | 978 | 1001 | 886 | 1474 | 1325 | 1203 | 1154 | 1034 | 975 | 796 | 734 | 722 | 578 | 440 | 452 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:50PM0.96m | 2:31AM1.10m | 2:39PM0.82m | 3:28AM1.06m | 3:47PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.27m | 9:04AM0.40m | 8:36PM0.36m | 10:30AM0.45m | 9:31PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
415 | 251 | 496 | 631 | 767 | 229 | 978 | 1001 | 886 | 1474 | 1325 | 1203 | 1154 | 1034 | 975 | 796 | 734 | 722 | 578 | 440 | 339 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 16 | — | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
304 | 437 | — | 227 | 121 | 773 | 191 | 196 | 155 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 140 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
273 | — | — | — | 123 | 126 | 90 | 336 | 431 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 |
— | 368 | 851 | 184 | 354 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 114 | 138 | 120 | 170 | 279 | 383 | 452 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 615 | 615 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 343 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 0 | 84 | 213 | 688 | 126 | 126 | 126 |
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