
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Rancio today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 4PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Rancio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
976 | 884 | 869 | 855 | 869 | 813 | 827 | 899 | 899 | 913 | 899 | 813 | 689 | 624 | 561 | 588 | 683 | 643 | 728 | 721 | 1787 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:31PM0.97m | 1:32AM0.93m | 1:15PM0.87m | 2:29AM0.97m | 2:10PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.21m | 7:28AM0.41m | 7:41PM0.23m | 8:45AM0.43m | 8:29PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
976 | 884 | 869 | 855 | 869 | 813 | 827 | 899 | 899 | 913 | 899 | 813 | 689 | 624 | 561 | 551 | 440 | 591 | 680 | 721 | 1787 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 |
— | — | — | 16 | 17 | 42 | 66 | 103 | 97 | 133 | 184 | 231 | 92 | 98 | 437 | 588 | 683 | 643 | 728 | 719 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 19 | 217 | 252 | 84 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 70 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 190 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 108 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
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