Teniente (Lieutenant) Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.01° S 71.65° W

Teniente (Lieutenant) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Teniente (Lieutenant) sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Teniente (Lieutenant) at 10AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.5
SW
19
0.6
WSW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.7
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
718
226
155
181
241
281
547
637
695
655
683
843
768
641
584
489
482
367
362
293
239
229
277
958
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:41AM1.55m
10:16PM1.01m
10:26AM1.56m
10:58PM1.07m
11:08AM1.51m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.11m
4:23PM-0.04m
3:54AM0.06m
5:02PM-0.06m
4:41AM0.04m
5:39PM-0.04m
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
17
16
15
14
14
15
14
15
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
6
7
8
10
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
14
15
14
16
15
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