El Rancio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.51° S 70.32° W

El Rancio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Rancio sea temperature is
19.4°C
1.4° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.3
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
140
119
119
119
119
217
193
433
347
286
253
455
277
277
224
342
773
998
970
933
1102
1086
1069
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
5
W
0
SSE
5
NNW
0
W
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
WSW
0
NE
0
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:33AM1.19m
1:50PM0.70m
2:36AM1.16m
3:08PM0.64m
3:51AM1.14m
4:45PM0.64m
Low Tide
8:28AM0.32m
7:26PM0.28m
9:49AM0.34m
8:30PM0.34m
11:15AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
16
17
19
20
19
18
18
18
17
18
20
21
19
18
18
17
17
18
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
18
19
20
21
20
19
20
18
19
20
20
19
19
20
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