Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Rancio today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 12AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Rancio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
678 | 266 | 432 | 305 | 384 | 355 | 287 | 242 | 345 | 398 | 404 | 350 | 241 | 181 | 176 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:52AM0.97m | 2:42PM0.67m | 3:59AM0.98m | 4:01PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.30m | 9:35AM0.45m | 8:39PM0.34m | 11:07AM0.45m | 9:41PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
678 | 246 | 432 | 264 | 384 | 276 | 287 | 196 | 175 | 228 | 197 | 207 | 217 | 169 | 165 | 136 | 125 | 140 | 143 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
206 | 200 | 262 | 193 | 297 | 355 | 253 | 242 | 345 | 398 | 404 | 350 | 241 | 181 | 176 | 142 | 140 | 134 | 124 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | — | — | S 22 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
— | 266 | 92 | 305 | 61 | 20 | 100 | 161 | 31 | — | — | 9 | 19 | 43 | 4 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 191 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
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