Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Rancio today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 4AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Rancio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 609 | 659 | 552 | 314 | 396 | 389 | 260 | 710 | 595 | 492 | 492 | 466 | 565 | 471 | 410 | 453 | 466 | 536 | 597 | 721 | 904 | 1044 | 1112 | 1034 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:23PM0.97m | 11:32AM1.13m | 00:10AM0.98m | 12:13PM1.00m | 00:58AM0.99m | 12:56PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.20m | 5:58PM0.15m | 6:08AM0.27m | 6:34PM0.19m | 7:06AM0.35m | 7:10PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 609 | 659 | 552 | 314 | 396 | 389 | 235 | 710 | 595 | 492 | 492 | 466 | 565 | 471 | 410 | 453 | 466 | 536 | 597 | 721 | 904 | 1044 | 1112 | 1034 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 26 | 21 | 159 | 304 | 257 | 314 | 218 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 154 | 99 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 47 | 33 | 32 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | W 11 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 21 | 21 | 45 | 45 | 260 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 190 | 190 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 190 | 15 |
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