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The Ranch surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 14 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
27.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Ranch today?

The current surf forecast for The Ranch at 2PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777777777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)739611311712713113416016016016015513113112010210210599118127127142142
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
0.32
5:55PM
0.14
7:42AM
0.33
6:41PM
0.14
8:16AM
0.34
7:21PM
0.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
0.11
11:59PM
0.02
2:52PM
0.10
12:39AM
0.01
3:16PM
0.10
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-6:37-------6:37-------6:39------
Sunset----5:47-------5:49-------5:49---
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
221-----------------2112
Temp. °C252526262625252525252626262625252525262626262525
Feels °C (?)272728282726262727262728282827262625252626262525
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