El Rancio surf break

El Rancio surfForecast / Atacama / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 May 2026 -04
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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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Rancio today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 5PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 May)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (29 May)7ft (2.2m)14s

Table - waves today at El Rancio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.5
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2754
2293
2020
1864
1759
1610
1281
1491
1764
1543
1671
1904
2375
2191
2165
1946
1806
2054
1958
1783
1284
1105
810
731
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
SSW
0
SW
5
S
5
SW
0
ESE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
NE
0
S
0
W
5
S
0
W
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
0
S
5
S
10
S
5
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:11AM1.20m
8:13PM0.77m
8:47AM1.24m
8:54PM0.74m
9:22AM1.25m
9:33PM0.71m
Low Tide
2:51PM0.31m
1:55AM0.22m
3:33PM0.29m
2:27AM0.24m
4:14PM0.28m
2:59AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:10
6:10
6:10
Temp °C
19
20
19
17
17
17
16
16
18
20
19
17
17
17
17
16
19
20
18
17
18
17
17
16
20
20
20
19
19
19
17
17
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
17
20
20
19
18
20
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
2754
2293
2020
1864
1759
1610
1281
1112
956
956
1671
1904
2375
2191
2165
1946
1806
2054
1958
1783
1284
1105
810
731
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
24
0.5
SW
23
0.7
SW
22
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
1.1
SW
20
1.3
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.5
SW
19
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.1
S
24
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
9
Energy kJ
141
255
471
664
756
895
1223
1491
1764
1543
748
583
411
411
403
254
220
11
113
110
94
90
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.4
SSW
6
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
21
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
12
6
22
22
22
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
6
Energy kJ
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
Distance (km)
150
150
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
191
191
0
0
0
0
0
0
147
0
0
0
0
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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