El Rancio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.51° S 70.32° W

El Rancio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Rancio sea temperature is
19.5°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 8AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)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 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
3
2
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
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
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
2.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
433
347
286
253
455
277
277
220
386
773
998
970
933
1102
1086
1069
1210
1069
1100
1003
929
843
1112
1302
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
SW
5
NE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
NNW
5
SSW
5
NW
0
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSW
5
SSW
0
N
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:36AM1.16m
3:08PM0.64m
3:51AM1.14m
4:45PM0.64m
5:10AM1.14m
6:12PM0.70m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.34m
8:30PM0.34m
11:15AM0.32m
9:57PM0.37m
12:27PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
17
18
20
21
20
18
17
16
16
17
20
20
19
17
17
17
17
18
20
21
20
17
Feels °C
19
17
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
18
20
20
19
19
18
19
18
19
20
20
20
18
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