Teniente (Lieutenant) Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.01° S 71.65° W

Teniente (Lieutenant) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Teniente (Lieutenant) sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.8° 

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 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
1
2
2
1
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
10
0.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
12
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
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
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
2
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
415
437
851
631
767
773
978
1001
886
1474
1325
1203
1154
1034
975
796
734
722
578
440
452
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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