Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Teniente (Lieutenant) today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 5AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Teniente (Lieutenant). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1216 | 1120 | 962 | 833 | 763 | 1664 | 1664 | 1643 | 1500 | 1212 | 1196 | 1273 | 1273 | 1238 | 1169 | 1102 | 999 | 755 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:56PM0.78m | 7:27AM1.06m | 8:29PM0.88m | 8:12AM1.10m | 8:59PM0.99m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.48m | 2:18PM0.24m | 2:04AM0.40m | 2:47PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1216 | 1120 | 962 | 833 | 370 | 1664 | 1664 | 1643 | 1500 | 1212 | 1196 | 1273 | 1273 | 1238 | 1169 | 1102 | 999 | 755 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 186 | 186 | 168 | 243 | 736 | 398 | 492 | 502 | 351 | 249 | 194 | 157 | 122 | 89 | 64 | 61 | 41 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 9 | SW 18 | NNW 7 | SW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 528 | 139 | 763 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 68 | 69 | 44 | 45 | 38 | 60 | 87 | 121 | 121 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 705 | 560 | 276 | 110 | 86 | 47 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 984 | 540 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 1210 | 178 | 178 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 0 |
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