Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Ranch today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Ranch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 40 | 42 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:12AM0.20m | 5:13PM0.30m | 5:49AM0.25m | 5:47PM0.30m | 6:25AM0.29m | 6:19PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.12m | 11:51PM0.11m | 11:32AM0.12m | 00:10AM0.09m | 12:25PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 40 | 42 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 54 | 611 | 611 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 611 | 42 |
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