Teniente (Lieutenant) Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.01° S 71.65° W

Teniente (Lieutenant) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Teniente (Lieutenant) sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.5
SW
8
0.9
WSW
13
1.5
SW
8
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.9
SW
12
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
436
339
309
304
297
346
390
1013
415
437
929
631
767
685
978
1001
886
1474
1325
1203
1170
Wind (km/h)
20
S
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
25
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:08PM1.12m
1:44AM1.14m
1:50PM0.96m
2:31AM1.10m
2:39PM0.82m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.17m
7:59AM0.31m
7:56PM0.27m
9:04AM0.40m
8:36PM0.36m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
10
2
1
Temp °C
10
12
13
12
11
13
13
13
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
14
Feels °C
6
11
12
10
7
8
10
10
12
13
11
9
10
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
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