El Rancio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.51° S 70.32° W

El Rancio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Rancio sea temperature is
18.8° C
1.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
0.8
SW
21
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
291
457
494
461
437
517
344
309
309
302
287
388
314
383
452
457
388
528
671
633
694
677
669
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
NE
0
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
W
0
N
5
NW
0
NW
0
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
ENE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
0
SW
0
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:39AM1.09m
6:44PM0.64m
7:25AM1.14m
7:35PM0.65m
8:05AM1.17m
8:18PM0.68m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.30m
1:41PM0.37m
00:15AM0.29m
2:25PM0.33m
1:02AM0.27m
3:02PM0.29m
clear
part cloud
clear
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>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:23
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
17
16
18
19
18
16
17
16
16
16
18
20
19
16
16
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
19
17
18
19
18
17
18
17
17
17
19
20
19
17
18
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