El Rancio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.51° S 70.32° W

El Rancio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Rancio sea temperature is
19.6°C
1.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
WSW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
371
353
353
294
390
384
384
314
251
237
207
207
177
153
200
130
102
149
107
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
NE
5
SW
0
SSE
0
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
NE
5
SW
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:15AM1.07m
10:42PM1.11m
10:50AM1.02m
11:18PM1.16m
11:27AM0.95m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.14m
4:52AM0.20m
4:55PM0.15m
5:36AM0.21m
5:25PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:24
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7:37
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Temp °C
19
20
19
17
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
16
18
19
17
16
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
17
18
16
18
20
18
15
19
19
19
20
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