Teniente (Lieutenant) Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.01° S 71.65° W

Teniente (Lieutenant) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Teniente (Lieutenant) sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 11AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.3
SSW
13
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
1.1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
611
611
528
528
551
539
1029
872
963
828
701
599
526
457
394
403
418
307
313
256
209
303
213
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
S
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
NW
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:00PM1.38m
1:44AM1.04m
1:45PM1.23m
2:34AM1.05m
2:32PM1.07m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.16m
7:37PM0.05m
7:30AM0.24m
8:18PM0.13m
8:31AM0.33m
9:00PM0.21m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
8
4
5
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
12
12
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
15
14
12
13
11
11
11
9
11
11
12
13
12
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