El Rancio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.51° S 70.32° W

El Rancio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Rancio sea temperature is
17.7° C
0.3° 

El Rancio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Rancio today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 3AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
803
766
714
607
480
421
378
319
227
111
330
389
398
429
422
265
330
257
272
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
ESE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
ENE
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
0
WSW
0
S
0
S
5
S
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
SSW
0
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:58PM0.81m
11:15AM1.35m
11:51PM0.84m
12:01PM1.25m
Low Tide
5:18PM0.09m
4:31AM0.14m
6:02PM0.10m
5:26AM0.20m
6:46PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:21
6:21
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
15
18
20
19
16
16
16
16
16
18
20
19
17
17
Feels °C
19
18
16
16
15
16
18
20
19
17
18
17
17
16
18
19
19
18
18
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