
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Rancio today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 7PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Rancio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
580 | 649 | 631 | 653 | 852 | 733 | 711 | 1069 | 969 | 701 | 854 | 974 | 1021 | 1036 | 1006 | 1067 | 996 | 981 | 803 | 766 | 766 | 607 | 522 | 480 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.42m | 9:12PM0.75m | 9:40AM1.44m | 10:05PM0.78m | 10:28AM1.41m | 10:58PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.13m | 2:44AM0.10m | 4:33PM0.10m | 3:38AM0.10m | 5:18PM0.09m | 4:31AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | |
— | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
580 | 649 | 469 | 653 | 852 | 733 | 711 | 1069 | 969 | 701 | 854 | 974 | 1021 | 1036 | 1006 | 1067 | 996 | 981 | 803 | 766 | 766 | 607 | 522 | 480 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 12 | W 12 |
325 | 377 | 631 | 408 | 350 | 181 | 249 | 9 | 3 | 222 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | W 13 | — | W 13 | NW 13 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | W 9 |
172 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 94 | 3 | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 147 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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