El Rancio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.51° S 70.32° W

El Rancio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Rancio sea temperature is
18.4° C
1.3° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (24 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
0.8
SW
21
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
324
324
318
311
315
315
211
282
291
570
494
461
483
517
315
308
309
302
287
388
314
383
452
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
0
E
0
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
0
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
0
N
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
SW
5
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:48AM1.05m
5:42PM0.64m
6:39AM1.09m
6:44PM0.64m
7:25AM1.14m
7:35PM0.65m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.41m
11:24PM0.30m
1:41PM0.37m
00:15AM0.29m
2:25PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:23
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
16
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
20
20
18
17
17
Feels °C
17
16
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
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