El Rancio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.51° S 70.32° W

El Rancio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Sep 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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 10AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
686
718
679
679
871
841
854
920
1129
1115
1014
1251
1124
1124
1124
1006
915
765
722
637
577
511
444
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
W
5
S
5
SSW
0
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
0
SSW
0
S
0
SSE
0
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
WSW
0
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:55PM0.78m
1:56AM1.07m
1:59PM0.69m
3:09AM1.09m
3:27PM0.63m
Low Tide
7:24AM0.36m
6:56PM0.25m
8:44AM0.39m
7:51PM0.29m
10:18AM0.38m
9:04PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:34
6:34
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
18
19
18
16
16
16
15
15
18
20
18
16
16
16
16
17
19
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
16
15
18
18
18
17
17
17
15
16
18
19
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
17
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