El Rancio surf break

El Rancio surfForecast / Atacama / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.4°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 1PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (03 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (03 May)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
627
610
1415
1299
1283
1144
1161
1093
972
908
894
775
727
589
581
823
954
1039
1542
1602
1580
1220
1215
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
0
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
SW
0
S
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
0
WSW
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
WNW
5
SE
5
SSW
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
10:17AM1.24m
10:28PM0.77m
10:51AM1.22m
11:04PM0.72m
11:26AM1.19m
11:44PM0.68m
Low Tide
3:32AM0.25m
5:01PM0.30m
4:00AM0.28m
5:42PM0.32m
4:29AM0.32m
6:26PM0.35m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
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6:19
6:19
6:17
6:17
Temp °C
17
18
20
21
20
19
18
18
17
17
19
21
20
18
18
18
19
19
21
22
21
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
20
18
19
20
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
595
565
575
1415
1299
1283
1144
1161
1093
972
908
894
775
727
589
500
823
954
1039
1542
1602
1580
1220
1215
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.6
SSW
7
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
539
627
610
23
23
24
50
49
49
49
49
60
231
375
499
581
399
330
306
256
17
7
43
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
SSW
9
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
22
49
50
50
50
16
15
14
14
14
19
20
41
41
41
20
15
14
17
29
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
147
147
15
0
0
0
0
0
15
190
108
0
0
0
0
12
191
108
83
0
0
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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