Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Rancio today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Rancio at 11PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Rancio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 658 | 255 | 255 | 244 | 258 | 326 | 516 | 592 | 936 | 1087 | 1301 | 1402 | 1490 | 1447 | 1905 | 1510 | 1643 | 1363 | 1760 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:49PM0.65m | 5:53AM1.19m | 6:10PM0.66m | 6:54AM1.27m | 7:16PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.24m | 12:57PM0.30m | 11:44PM0.21m | 1:53PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 658 | 255 | 255 | 244 | 249 | 249 | 286 | 292 | 936 | 1087 | 1301 | 1402 | 1490 | 1447 | 1905 | 1510 | 1643 | 1363 | 1760 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 77 | 210 | 172 | 169 | 258 | 326 | 516 | 592 | 299 | 292 | 274 | 237 | 176 | 208 | 437 | 1151 | 776 | 798 | 432 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 76 | 130 | 208 | 208 | 137 | 110 | 106 | 80 | 60 | 239 | 306 | 284 | 379 | 375 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 150 | 83 | 0 |
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