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El Rancio surfForecast / Atacama / Chile
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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
18.1° C
(Which is 2.3°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 6PM is: 1.0m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Rancio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | |
531 | 531 | 1041 | 1761 | 1162 | 1535 | 2002 | 1965 | 1860 | 2316 | 2290 | 2434 | 2162 | 1900 | 1652 | 1631 | 1611 | 1517 | 1721 | 1350 | 1191 | 1057 | 1057 | 763 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.10m | 1:29AM0.63m | 1:37PM1.06m | 2:43AM0.64m | 2:32PM1.03m | 3:57AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.39m | 6:22AM0.45m | 9:05PM0.39m | 7:24AM0.49m | 9:58PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | |
— | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | |
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Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 |
531 | 531 | 580 | 1761 | 1162 | 1346 | 1242 | 1095 | 993 | 2316 | 2290 | 991 | 1144 | 1094 | 1186 | 1208 | 1107 | 1126 | 1721 | 838 | 732 | 1057 | 1057 | 627 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 |
437 | 444 | 1041 | 777 | 908 | 1535 | 2002 | 1965 | 1860 | 977 | 1029 | 2434 | 2162 | 1900 | 1652 | 1631 | 1611 | 1517 | 822 | 1350 | 1191 | 627 | 502 | 763 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 16 | NW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | — | NW 19 | NW 19 | W 19 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 18 |
140 | 382 | 295 | 6 | 521 | 125 | 14 | 84 | 104 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 49 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 147 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 190 | 190 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 147 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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