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Teniente (Lieutenant) surfForecast / Antofagasta / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 22 Jan 2026 -04
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Teniente (Lieutenant) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Teniente (Lieutenant) sea temperature is
18.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Teniente (Lieutenant) today?

The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 11AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (22 Jan)6ft (1.9m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131416141414141313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)680680757769733163014381459168015141474147414521367124212041092971940846772760747671
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
0.95
1:39AM
1.30
2:19PM
0.98
2:16AM
1.20
3:03PM
1.02
2:59AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44AM
0.10
7:14PM
0.23
8:15AM
0.12
7:59PM
0.29
8:48AM
0.16
8:53PM
0.35
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
Sunrise-7:03-------7:03-------7:05------
Sunset----8:51-------8:51-------8:51---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171820212119191818192122211918181718202120191818
Feels °C (?)161819191917171717192021181717181717191917171617
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