Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Rancio today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 8AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Rancio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 241 | 233 | 263 | 249 | 240 | 261 | 290 | 284 | 279 | 251 | 236 | 298 | 273 | 319 | 373 | 308 | 302 | 281 | 205 | 253 | 163 | 163 | 156 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:14AM1.04m | 7:53PM0.74m | 7:57AM1.08m | 8:30PM0.81m | 8:33AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.41m | 2:09PM0.31m | 1:20AM0.36m | 2:38PM0.26m | 2:07AM0.31m | 3:06PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 241 | 233 | 263 | 249 | 240 | 261 | 290 | 284 | 279 | 251 | 236 | 217 | 273 | 319 | 373 | 308 | 302 | 281 | 205 | 253 | 163 | 163 | 156 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 60 | 96 | 125 | 150 | 298 | 163 | 139 | 117 | 77 | 90 | 70 | 56 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 46 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SW 15 | WSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 2 | 2 | — | 34 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 27 | 67 | 68 | 58 | 57 | 29 | 49 | 48 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 191 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 190 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 0 |
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