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El Rancio surfForecast / Atacama / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
18.2° C
(Which is 3.1°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 7PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Rancio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1761 | 1736 | 1736 | 1644 | 1759 | 1710 | 1411 | 1349 | 1198 | 1117 | 1117 | 1014 | 1014 | 848 | 749 | 668 | 702 | 680 | 658 | 616 | 536 | 536 | 527 | 518 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:04AM 1.36 | 11:25PM 0.82 | 11:55AM 1.34 | 12:22AM 0.75 | 12:53PM 1.30 | 1:31AM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:50PM 0.22 | 5:01AM 0.21 | 6:52PM 0.25 | 5:50AM 0.27 | 8:02PM 0.28 | 6:49AM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
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