Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Rancio today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 5PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Rancio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 478 | 518 | 564 | 635 | 628 | 614 | 754 | 765 | 669 | 1523 | 1504 | 1317 | 1300 | 1333 | 1384 | 1287 | 1240 | 1055 | 1251 | 1041 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:41AM1.08m | 10:10PM1.16m | 10:20AM1.01m | 10:47PM1.20m | 10:58AM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.13m | 4:25AM0.19m | 4:21PM0.15m | 5:10AM0.21m | 4:51PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 478 | 518 | 392 | 386 | 380 | 613 | 555 | 546 | 471 | 1523 | 1504 | 1317 | 1300 | 1333 | 1384 | 1287 | 1240 | 1055 | 1251 | 1041 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 239 | 377 | 192 | 635 | 628 | 614 | 754 | 765 | 669 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | W 12 | SW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 312 | 3 | 564 | 127 | 121 | 119 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 191 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 191 | 108 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 191 |
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