El Rancio surf break

El Rancio surfForecast / Atacama / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 10 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 May)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (10 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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)
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
12
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
947
857
763
857
763
631
543
434
621
612
595
398
386
330
784
302
421
515
502
636
612
574
868
757
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SSE
5
SW
0
SSE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SSE
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:57AM0.68m
3:31PM1.01m
4:58AM0.76m
4:28PM1.00m
5:46AM0.86m
5:23PM0.98m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.52m
10:44PM0.33m
10:07AM0.51m
11:23PM0.29m
11:21AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
Temp °C
18
18
18
21
22
21
19
18
18
18
18
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
21
21
18
19
19
20
20
21
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
22
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
21
21
22
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
12
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
627
627
575
857
410
435
418
410
621
612
595
310
316
316
784
281
421
190
198
636
612
574
868
757
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
Energy kJ
947
857
763
410
763
631
543
434
269
275
281
398
386
330
243
242
395
515
502
194
186
186
132
137
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
20
0.1
NW
16
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.5
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
Energy kJ
3
3
49
50
12
6
3
3
3
5
15
10
82
143
10
302
87
217
148
118
118
118
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
4
0
0
147
147
147
0
0
0
0
0
147
191
147
4
0
0
0
0
4
147
4
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
7
6
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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