El Rancio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.51° S 70.32° W

El Rancio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Rancio sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.3° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)--
Afternoon (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.2
SW
9
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.2
SW
10
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
458
416
448
251
250
236
275
375
442
437
499
375
498
728
719
683
623
606
598
520
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
0
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
0
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:24AM1.09m
11:52PM1.10m
12:02PM0.98m
00:32AM1.10m
12:40PM0.87m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.14m
6:04AM0.21m
6:07PM0.18m
6:53AM0.27m
6:38PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:35
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
16
18
19
18
16
16
16
15
15
18
19
18
16
Feels °C
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
15
16
18
19
18
17
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