El Rancio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.51° S 70.32° W

El Rancio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Rancio sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.4° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 10AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
293
293
494
534
540
401
347
427
686
718
679
679
871
841
854
920
1129
1115
1014
1135
1020
1124
1124
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
0
WSW
0
N
5
SW
5
NNE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SW
0
SE
5
SSW
0
WSW
0
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
E
5
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:07AM1.04m
12:07PM0.87m
00:56AM1.06m
12:55PM0.78m
1:56AM1.07m
1:59PM0.69m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.32m
6:15PM0.22m
7:24AM0.36m
6:56PM0.25m
8:44AM0.39m
7:51PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:34
6:34
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
19
18
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
17
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