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El Rancio surf break

El Rancio surfForecast / Atacama / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 -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
17.0° C
 (Which is 3.5°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 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)--
Afternoon (19 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (19 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010101110101010101717161615151414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)240223241232302298298314314286498580635945784752742874700669659734649630
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
S
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
NNW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:28AM
0.83
9:59PM
1.24
10:04AM
0.79
10:31PM
1.25
10:39AM
0.76
11:03PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
0.24
4:38AM
0.31
3:41PM
0.25
5:17AM
0.31
4:10PM
0.27
5:56AM
0.32
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54
Sunset--7:57-------7:58-------7:58-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222220191818181922222119191918192122201819181818
Feels °C (?)202020201919191921212120202019202021201921201919
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