Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Rancio today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 8AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Rancio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 466 | 466 | 514 | 932 | 1060 | 1044 | 1060 | 878 | 878 | 878 | 790 | 706 | 683 | 736 | 266 | 314 | 459 | 348 | 361 | 307 | 249 | 345 | 398 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:58AM0.99m | 12:56PM0.87m | 1:51AM0.98m | 1:42PM0.76m | 2:52AM0.97m | 2:42PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.35m | 7:10PM0.24m | 8:13AM0.41m | 7:50PM0.30m | 9:35AM0.45m | 8:39PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 466 | 466 | 514 | 932 | 1060 | 1044 | 1060 | 878 | 878 | 878 | 790 | 706 | 683 | 736 | 251 | 314 | 459 | 348 | 282 | 307 | 249 | 233 | 217 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 58 | 55 | 48 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 55 | 81 | 111 | 106 | 167 | 211 | 206 | 200 | 262 | 305 | 297 | 361 | 253 | 242 | 345 | 398 | 350 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 20 | 58 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 266 | 141 | 36 | 61 | 35 | 100 | 206 | 41 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 190 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 191 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
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