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The Ranch surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 EST
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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
28.0° 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 3AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777777777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)881081081058675755959598259739693931171551601601241179996
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
0.30
4:58PM
0.14
7:07AM
0.32
5:55PM
0.14
7:42AM
0.33
6:41PM
0.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06PM
0.13
11:15PM
0.04
2:29PM
0.11
11:59PM
0.02
2:52PM
0.10
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---6:37-------6:37-------6:37----
Sunset------5:47-------5:47-------5:49-
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11--------2311----------
Temp. °C252525252626262525252525262626262525252526272625
Feels °C (?)262525262627272627282727282828282726262727282827
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