Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Rancio today (09 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 7PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Rancio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 936 | 850 | 850 | 710 | 698 | 575 | 575 | 483 | 487 | 649 | 1098 | 742 | 653 | 947 | 1031 | 1536 | 1390 | 1390 | 1373 | 1356 | 1412 | 1088 | 1140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:57AM0.86m | 10:26PM1.28m | 10:36AM0.81m | 11:01PM1.28m | 11:13AM0.76m | 11:36PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.20m | 5:06AM0.26m | 4:13PM0.23m | 5:48AM0.28m | 4:42PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | 7:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 936 | 850 | 850 | 710 | 698 | 575 | 575 | 483 | 466 | 339 | 1098 | 742 | 653 | 947 | 1031 | 1536 | 1390 | 1390 | 1373 | 1356 | 1412 | 1088 | 1140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | WSW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 44 | 41 | 75 | 236 | 261 | 377 | 412 | 487 | 649 | 180 | 140 | 135 | 119 | 137 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 17 | SSW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WSW 15 | W 22 | W 22 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 30 | 40 | 25 | 155 | 312 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 191 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 190 | 108 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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