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El Rancio surfForecast / Atacama / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Rancio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Rancio sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Rancio today?
The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 4PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Rancio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | |
376 | 726 | 943 | 1081 | 943 | 957 | 1081 | 1289 | 1067 | 975 | 807 | 807 | 647 | 886 | 1223 | 595 | 501 | 486 | 440 | 427 | 427 | 331 | 273 | 612 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.40m | 9:32PM0.83m | 10:02AM1.43m | 10:24PM0.79m | 10:52AM1.43m | 11:20PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.16m | 3:11AM0.13m | 4:54PM0.15m | 3:56AM0.15m | 5:50PM0.16m | 4:45AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 376 | 726 | 943 | 1081 | 943 | 957 | 1081 | 1289 | 1067 | 975 | 807 | 807 | 647 | 886 | 1223 | 595 | 501 | 486 | 260 | 427 | 427 | 331 | 273 | 612 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 114 | 57 | 82 | 116 | 151 | 168 | 322 | 285 | 387 | 379 | 427 | 358 | 352 | 214 | 7 | 218 | 308 | 308 | 440 | 166 | 166 | 163 | 132 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 332 | 112 | 149 | 84 | 169 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 153 | 151 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 191 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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