The Ranch Surf Forecast

/ Jamaica (12 surf breaks) /

Jamaica (12 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

The Ranch surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 EST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's The Ranch sea temperature is 30.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Ranch today?

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 4AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (16 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

Table - waves today at The Ranch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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		Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	153	153	158	136	122	121	131	170	166	167	160	126	126	113	138	132	161	150	146	122	94	79	82	62
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ESE	E	ESE	E	ESE	ENE	N	NNE	E	ESE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)				5:22AM 0.16				6:13PM 0.34				6:12AM 0.19				6:53PM 0.34				6:53AM 0.22
Low Tide / height (m)						10:53AM 0.06					1:08AM 0.09			11:51AM 0.05					1:32AM 0.09			12:40PM 0.06

		Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:04	-

Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	-
Temp. °C	29	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	28
Feels °C (?)	32	30	30	32	32	32	31	33	31	31	31	30	31	30	32	33	31	31	33	32	33	33	32	31

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Jamaica

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at The Ranch (light winds from the WNW at Kingston/Norman Manley International Airport 63 km from The Ranch). A 1.1m swell from the ESE
2 hours 34 minutes ago The Ranch

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