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Lat Long: 18.51° S 70.32° W

El Rancio Surf Photo: 'Glass' by brandon

Issued: 8 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Rancio sea temperature is

19.3°C

2.0°

El Rancio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	SSW
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SW	SSW
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW
	10 s	cross- on	6 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW
	10 s	cross- on	6 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW
	15 s	cross- on	7 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SSW	SW
	15 s	cross- on		10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SSW	SW
	10 s	glass		7 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SSW	SW
	14 s	cross		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SSW	SW
	14 s	cross- on		7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW
	14 s	cross- on	7 s	7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SSW	SW
	14 s	cross- on		7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SSW	SW
	14 s	cross- on		7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SSW	SW
	14 s	glass		7 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SSW	SW
	13 s	glass		7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SSW	SSW
	13 s	glass		7 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 January at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SSW	SSW
	13 s	cross- on		7 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 January at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SSW	SSW
	13 s	glass		10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 January at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Rancio around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 43 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.3m (1.1 ft). Range 1.39m (4.6 ft). Toggle tide graph

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El Rancio Surf Photo: 'Glass' by brandon

Ola : Rancio Rider : Brandon Viza

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User: brandon (1 photo)

Country: Chile (205 photos)

Photo taken at: 8:50 am 1 Jan 2016