El Rancio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.51° S 70.32° W

El Rancio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Rancio sea temperature is
20.5°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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 9AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
152
188
314
310
306
208
206
287
258
355
307
307
355
466
371
560
340
330
431
596
301
398
297
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
SSE
5
SW
0
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
0
E
5
WSW
0
NNE
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:14PM1.27m
10:24AM0.92m
10:54PM1.32m
11:07AM0.86m
11:37PM1.34m
11:54AM0.79m
Low Tide
4:43AM0.20m
4:14PM0.14m
5:31AM0.19m
4:50PM0.16m
6:24AM0.21m
5:30PM0.19m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
21
22
20
19
19
19
18
19
22
22
21
19
19
19
19
20
22
22
21
19
Feels °C
21
21
20
21
21
22
21
21
20
21
19
20
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
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