Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Rancio today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 5PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Rancio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
843 | 830 | 692 | 680 | 669 | 646 | 536 | 486 | 427 | 475 | 607 | 781 | 663 | 560 | 661 | 813 | 813 | 729 | 693 | 649 | 623 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.37m | 9:03PM0.83m | 9:25AM1.37m | 9:50PM0.88m | 10:09AM1.32m | 10:37PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.12m | 2:42AM0.10m | 4:06PM0.09m | 3:34AM0.11m | 4:45PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
843 | 830 | 692 | 680 | 669 | 646 | 536 | 486 | 419 | 334 | 322 | 781 | 663 | 560 | 661 | 813 | 813 | 729 | 693 | 649 | 623 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
— | 63 | 37 | 68 | 107 | 186 | 234 | 293 | 427 | 475 | 607 | 237 | 223 | 179 | 175 | 129 | 121 | 113 | 88 | 88 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SW 21 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 10 | 68 | — | — | — | 8 | 32 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 191 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 |
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