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El Rancio surfForecast / Atacama / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 08 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.9°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: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
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) (?) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 455 | 600 | 679 | 834 | 805 | 776 | 757 | 929 | 917 | 906 | 967 | 893 | 974 | 1045 | 1174 | 1158 | 1340 | 1244 | 1244 | 1227 | 1111 | 1095 | 1143 | 990 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:22PM 1.07 | 1:41AM 0.65 | 2:21PM 1.03 | 3:07AM 0.64 | 3:30PM 1.02 | 4:39AM 0.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:37PM 0.47 | 6:54AM 0.46 | 9:54PM 0.47 | 8:01AM 0.50 | 11:02PM 0.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
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