The Ranch surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777777777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)15315315813612212113117016616716012612611313813216115014612294798262
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onon
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-
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
-1--1-----31------1--11-
Temp. °C292828292929292928282828292929292828282829292928
Feels °C (?)323030323232313331313130313032333131333233333231
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Jamaica

  1. weather stationWind 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

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