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El Rancio surfForecast / Atacama / Chile
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El Rancio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Rancio sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Rancio today?
The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 8PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Rancio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
1611 | 1517 | 1721 | 1507 | 1191 | 947 | 857 | 763 | 857 | 763 | 631 | 543 | 434 | 621 | 612 | 595 | 398 | 386 | 330 | 784 | 328 | 630 | 515 | 502 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.03m | 3:57AM0.68m | 3:31PM1.01m | 4:58AM0.76m | 4:28PM1.00m | 5:46AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM0.36m | 8:44AM0.52m | 10:44PM0.33m | 10:07AM0.51m | 11:23PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | |
— | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
1087 | 1032 | 1721 | 1507 | 627 | 627 | 627 | 575 | 857 | 410 | 435 | 418 | 410 | 621 | 612 | 595 | 310 | 316 | 316 | 784 | 328 | 630 | 260 | 194 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
1611 | 1517 | 822 | 627 | 1191 | 947 | 857 | 763 | 410 | 763 | 631 | 543 | 434 | 275 | 275 | 281 | 398 | 386 | 330 | 243 | 302 | 395 | 515 | 502 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 19 | NW 19 | W 19 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 18 | W 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | SW 20 | NW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NW 16 | SW 13 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 50 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 82 | 143 | 10 | 208 | 3 | 146 | 146 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 191 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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