El Rancio surf break

El Rancio surfForecast / Atacama / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 5PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
5
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
21
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
13
1.4
SW
19
1.8
SW
19
1.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1039
1542
1602
1580
1438
1215
1179
991
976
961
946
748
724
657
590
531
531
531
1041
1520
1069
1535
2349
1965
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
S
0
E
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
NNE
5
SSW
0
NNW
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
0
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
11:26AM1.19m
11:44PM0.68m
12:05PM1.15m
00:30AM0.65m
12:48PM1.10m
1:29AM0.63m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.35m
5:01AM0.36m
7:15PM0.38m
5:37AM0.40m
8:08PM0.39m
6:22AM0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:56
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6:17
6:17
6:16
6:16
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
19
22
23
21
20
19
19
18
18
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
23
23
21
22
21
21
20
19
21
21
21
20
21
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
1039
1542
1602
1580
1438
1215
1179
991
976
961
946
748
724
657
590
531
531
531
580
1520
1069
1346
1109
1095
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
21
0.9
SSW
21
1.1
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.8
SW
19
1.7
SW
18
Energy kJ
306
256
17
7
3
3
17
17
17
60
60
97
97
157
255
370
437
444
1041
777
908
1535
2349
1965
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
S
22
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.4
SW
23
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
16
0.4
SW
12
1
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.1
W
12
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
14
17
9
18
18
18
38
17
17
13
3
26
88
140
140
382
295
37
521
125
3
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Distance (km)
147
191
0
0
0
0
0
0
108
147
147
0
0
0
0
4
147
147
147
4
0
0
0
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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