El Rancio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.51° S 70.32° W

El Rancio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Rancio sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 4AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
307
378
344
333
317
250
246
230
226
183
183
121
106
152
152
154
223
436
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
WSW
5
SSW
0
NNE
0
SSW
0
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
0
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:57PM0.73m
8:13AM1.16m
8:33PM0.78m
8:46AM1.18m
9:07PM0.84m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.28m
1:29AM0.27m
2:55PM0.24m
2:09AM0.24m
3:23PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
 mm
Temp °C
20
18
17
17
16
16
19
21
19
17
16
16
16
16
19
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
20
19
18
18
17
17
19
21
19
18
17
18
17
17
19
20
19
18
18
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