El Rancio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.51° S 70.32° W

El Rancio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Rancio sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.5° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 8AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
4
3
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1242
1109
1003
903
888
798
700
689
614
614
603
551
603
542
478
469
461
478
486
494
486
298
307
423
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
S
0
SSW
5
SW
0
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
E
0
SE
0
NE
0
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
N
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:19AM1.11m
10:48PM0.97m
10:52AM1.05m
11:26PM1.01m
11:27AM0.97m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.22m
4:43PM0.16m
4:44AM0.24m
5:10PM0.17m
5:29AM0.28m
5:40PM0.19m
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>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:32
6:32
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
16
18
19
18
16
15
15
15
15
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
16
18
19
18
16
16
Feels °C
17
15
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
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