Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Rancio today (11 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 8PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Rancio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1390 | 1390 | 1517 | 1356 | 1322 | 1088 | 1140 | 1124 | 1220 | 1203 | 902 | 877 | 852 | 816 | 722 | 743 | 765 | 721 | 902 | 928 | 928 | 915 | 902 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:13AM0.76m | 11:36PM1.25m | 11:51AM0.71m | 00:13AM1.21m | 12:32PM0.67m | 00:52AM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.27m | 6:31AM0.30m | 5:13PM0.31m | 7:16AM0.33m | 5:45PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | 7:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1390 | 1390 | 1517 | 1356 | 1322 | 1088 | 1140 | 1124 | 1220 | 1203 | 902 | 877 | 852 | 816 | 722 | 743 | 765 | 721 | 902 | 928 | 928 | 915 | 902 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 92 | 90 | 98 | 68 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 22 | W 22 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 191 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 147 | 191 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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