El Rancio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.51° S 70.32° W

El Rancio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Rancio sea temperature is
19.3°C
1.6° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 7PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

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 Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
1
0
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
125
140
186
387
301
297
569
649
631
634
606
476
512
512
520
365
371
353
353
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSE
5
S
5
W
0
ENE
0
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:08AM1.11m
9:36PM0.97m
9:41AM1.10m
10:08PM1.04m
10:15AM1.07m
Low Tide
3:33PM0.18m
3:30AM0.23m
3:59PM0.16m
4:10AM0.21m
4:27PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
19
17
16
17
18
17
20
21
19
18
18
17
17
18
21
21
19
17
Feels °C
20
19
19
18
17
18
19
18
20
20
19
20
19
18
19
19
21
20
19
18
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