El Rancio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.51° S 70.32° W

El Rancio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Rancio sea temperature is
18.6°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 6AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (29 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (29 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2261
2050
1811
1785
1541
1496
1367
1261
1144
1109
1003
903
888
860
700
689
614
603
551
551
551
542
486
469
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SE
0
SW
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
WSW
0
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
SSW
0
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:48AM1.16m
10:14PM0.93m
10:19AM1.11m
10:48PM0.97m
10:52AM1.05m
Low Tide
3:25AM0.22m
4:16PM0.17m
4:03AM0.22m
4:43PM0.16m
4:44AM0.24m
5:10PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:32
6:32
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
19
18
17
16
16
15
16
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
16
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
17
16
15
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
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